Four Move Checkmate

The classic four move checkmate is something that every chess player, beginner or advanced, should know how to use and defend against. More often than not, this move can only be used against beginner players, because it can be countered quite easily and will leave you in a bad position on the board if not properly executed.

For the first move of the game, the pawn in front of the king must be moved two spaces forward. This clears the way for both the queen and one of the bishops to be moved in the near future.

For the second move, the bishop should be brought out and positioned in such a way that it is able to take the opponents king bishop pawn.

For the third move, the queen must be moved so that it can attack the king bishop pawn in a straight line.

For the final move, and checkmate, the queen moves forward to take the king bishop pawn.

An important thing to note is that if the opponent moves its king bishop pawn forward one space, or moves its king knight in front of the king bishop pawn, the four move checkmate is thwarted. If your opponent is someone with a little more chess experience under their belt, try to disguise this checkmate by varying the procedure a little but still keeping the same basic structure. Even experienced players can fall for a move as simple as this if it is disguised well enough.

Sarah Montrowl

October 10th, 2008 by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | (0)