Talk:Scholar's mate
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in my area, we always called the sequence "Blitzkrieg" after the lightning-fast german war tactics. i happen to think it's a pretty suitable name, but i wondered if anybody else has heard that name for it?
Xiong Chiamiov 22:39, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- I've actually heard it called the "terrorist attack;" Bruce Pandolfini referred to it thus in the opening tutorials for the Chessmaster PC games. I have no better source, unfortunately. Darthmix 23:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Black is the Scholar
Unfortunately in this page's current version of the mate, Black's motivation is less clear than this example: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 and Black, seeing that his e-pawn is attacked, defends it with 3...Nc6 only to lose to 4.Qxf7#. I think this is why the line is called "Scholar's mate": It is not White, but rather Black who is the Scholar, who sees and responds to a threat but still fails, in contrast to the Fool who has no clue at all. --Wfaxon 07:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Animation
I removed the animation because it was superfluous. W/o it, the entry looks more tidy.
I think the animation is good because it shows a step-by-step process that eases understanding of the concept. I'm gonna replace the current image w/ the animation to make both of us happy. --Kevin (TALK) 00:26, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- The animation is good, please keep. Nicolasdz 15:15, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
