Answers.Body: <p>Two moves! And this has a name as well! It is called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_mate" rel="noreferrer">Fool's mate</a>!</p>
  
  <pre><code> [title "Fastest Mate"]
   [fen "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
  
   1. f3? e5 2. g4?? Qh4++
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>What is the fastest/shortest possible checkmate? What is the minimum amount of moves to checkmate a side?</p>
  
Tags: <checkmate>
Title: What is the fastest possible checkmate?
ThreadText: # What is the fastest possible checkmate?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-29)
  
  What is the fastest/shortest possible checkmate? What is the minimum amount of moves to checkmate a side?
  
  **Tags:** checkmate
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-29. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Two moves! And this has a name as well! It is called Fool's mate!
   [title "Fastest Mate"]
   [fen "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
  
   1. f3? e5 2. g4?? Qh4++
  
  
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