Answers.Body: <p>A very fast checkmate (6 moves) is described <a href="http://81squareuniverse.heavenforum.org/t98-quick-checkmate#336" rel="noreferrer">here</a>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>1. P-7f P-8d 2. P-5f P-5d 3. R-5h S-4b 4. P-5e Px5e 5. Bx5e P-8e 6. Bx7c+ mate
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  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/zl9mC.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zl9mC.png" alt="position after above moves"></a></p>
  
  <p><sub>apologies in advance for everyone who feels insulted because of the use of figurines instead of real Shogi pieces - I couldn't find another analysis board</sub></p>
  
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  <li>P-2f 2. K-4b 3. P-2e 4. K-3b 5. P-2d 6. R-4b 7. Px2c+ Checkmate</li>
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  <p>The King is trapped by his own Rook on 4b.
  It's a bad idea to have the King and Rook close together or an early mate like this could happen in the worst case
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Body: <p>In western chess, the Fool's mate and Scholar's Mate are two well-known mates that take very few moves from the starting position.  What would be the shogi equivalents to these, or, more generally, what are the fastest checkmates in shogi?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: In Xiangqi there is the famous 2 cannon mate (not that this helps you...)
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Tags: <opening><checkmate><chess-variants><shogi><fools-mate>
Title: What are the shogi equivalents of Fool's and Scholar's mate?
ThreadText: # What are the shogi equivalents of Fool's and Scholar's mate?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-31)
  
  In western chess, the Fool's mate and Scholar's Mate are two well-known mates that take very few moves from the starting position. What would be the shogi equivalents to these, or, more generally, what are the fastest checkmates in shogi?
  
  **Tags:** opening, checkmate, chess-variants, shogi, fools-mate
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: In Xiangqi there is the famous 2 cannon mate (not that this helps you...)  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-31. Score: 11
  
  A very fast checkmate (6 moves) is described here:
  1. P-7f P-8d 2. P-5f P-5d 3. R-5h S-4b 4. P-5e Px5e 5. Bx5e P-8e 6. Bx7c+ mate
  
  
  apologies in advance for everyone who feels insulted because of the use of figurines instead of real Shogi pieces - I couldn't find another analysis board
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Try lishogi.org so offensive to use this  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2019-01-24. Score: 7
  
  1. P-2f 2. K-4b 3. P-2e 4. K-3b 5. P-2d 6. R-4b 7. Px2c+ Checkmate
  
  The King is trapped by his own Rook on 4b.
  It's a bad idea to have the King and Rook close together or an early mate like this could happen in the worst case
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yhO9e.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/yhO9e.png)
  
  
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