{"product_id":"fools-mate-themes-paperback","title":"Fool's Mate Themes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheckmates! We love them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows 60 games using the Fool's Mate themes. Once you learn this checkmate skill, it helps you win fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the opportunity arises, there's no faster way to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFool's Mate is the shortest possible chess game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack can win in two moves. White can win in three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-move games are rare, but Fool's Mate themes occur in many openings. The longest games here are 11 moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a short read with lots of diagrams. I illustrate the themes so that you can read the whole book quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFool's Mate is a type of checkmate early in the game where the losing king is trapped on its original square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese mates come diagonally. Black mates the king on e1 from g3 or h4. White mates the king on e8 from h5 or g6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook for a weakness when opponents move the f-pawn, and usually the g-pawn or h-pawn, early in the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers who lose a Fool's Mate are not fools. Most are simply less experienced at chess. Some are beginners. Others are less skilled at noticing tactics in advance. The rest play moves too fast to see everything (see Game 2).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the first two games, the rest are mine. For 50 years Tim Sawyer has played masters, experts, and class A players. But the games in this book were ones that he played vs club players, blitz opponents, simultaneous exhibitions, online contests, or games against chess engines. He has won 200 times with Fool's Mate themes. This book has 60 games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52589857603891,"sku":"9798201159177","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QVpxQVNhb1U5azZ5U0w2Kzhxa0s0dz09.webp?v=1761641840","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fools-mate-themes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}