Comments by "Roger Scott Cathey" (@rogerscottcathey) on "A Brief History of the Game of Chess" video.

  1. "Scholar's mate."
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  2.  @jdinhuntsvilleal4514  : Ah, well, maybe, if you were black, it was Fool's mate.
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  3. Maybe you'll do an episode on The Turk now.
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  4. If White, then e4, answered by f5, exf5, then g5 by black, sets up Qh5#. But if a knight was employed, here's a site might help you narrow it down for either colour: http://www.gilith.com/chess/coaching/short-mates.html
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  5.  @robertdeen8741  : Of course, they are elementary lessons.
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  6.  D Lopez  : Well, if you count moves in couplets, e.g., 1, W, B, 2, W, B etc. one short three move contest goes: 1: e4, e5 2: Qh5, Ke7 3: Qxe5# In absolute moves, that is five. But three per notation std. See, this: https://youtu.be/UrND3VVx3ZM
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  7.  D Lopez  : yes, 😄
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