The same idea can be applied to Black's attempt with the 4 move checkmate.
If you were to play the Scholar's mate as Black, then your main target is the weak f2 pawn on the Kingside! How can you defend against the Scholar's mate as White? I have rarely seen the 4 move checkmate being played as Black, but if that will happen, this is how I imagine it would look like! 🙂ġ. Those moves will be enough to neutralize that attack! How can the Black play Scholar's mate? If you were to ask me what I prefer to use, I would say I like to move the pawn to g6 after that, the White Queen will generally go back to f3 square, which I will move my Black Knight to f6 square. You can protect the weak f7 pawn by moving the Black Queen, or your Black Knight. moving the Black Queen moving the Black Knight You can Block the checkmate by moving a pawn to g6 or moving a pawn to d5:Ģ. Here are some of the moves you would want to study if you encounter this 4 move checkmate. You can block or protect the f7 pawn using the Black Queen, or the Black Knight. When we are talking about the Scholar's mate or 4 moves checkmate, we can counter it by moving either the Pawn or the Black Queen.
#4 MOVE CHECKMATE PUZZLES HOW TO#
How to counter or defend against the 4 move checkmate? The main target of White is the weak f7 pawn of Black. So, if you have a new friend that is playing chess, you can impress them by mentioning the Scholar's mate is also called Wayward Queen Attack. An interesting fact is that when I run the Scholar's mate through, it is referred to as King's Pawn Opening: Wayward Queen Attack!
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