What is the quickest way to win in chess?

Question

It takes me quite a while before winning; I would like to know how to win the quickest way possible. Thanks for any information you can give me.

Answer 1

Just because you are not winning the game in ten or fifteen moves doesn't mean you are playing badly. In fact, a lot of those quick wins involve bad play by you as well as your opponent. For example, take that four-move mate others have mentioned. To pull it off, you have to bring your queen out on move 2 or 3 and hope your opponent misses a one-move checkmate. The opponents who miss that checkmate are bad players you'll probably beat anyway. The decent opponents see the threat, defend against it, and soon get the better position because your queen is now sitting on a square where she can be easily harassed.

The surest way to win is to get a position where your pieces control more key squares than your opponent (mobility). When your have a lot of options, you won't have a hard time finding good moves. And, don't worry about quickie victories - winning by queening a pawn in the endgame just shows you know how to play this game.

Answer 2

You didn't define what you mean by "quickly", but I'm assuming you mean winning in just a few moves.

But zanti3 is correct.

If you "win quickly" at chess, it has nothing to do with your ability. It just means that your opponent is playing very badly.

I guess the best way to win quickly is to find players who are really bad, and only play them. Don't play anyone who doesn't fall for the four move checkmate (two moves is the quickest checkmate, but only black can do that...white needs at least three moves).

If you want to know the best way to GET BETTER at chess, then study tactics (particularly forks, pins and skewers). At your level, players fall for that all the time, and you end up actually playing a real game.

If you don't have the patience for a longer chess game, there's always backgammon (a typical game lasts about 10 minutes).

Answer 3

There is the 4 move game that someone already described, but unless your playing against a beginner this will not work.

The best strategy is to capture control of the center of the board. To move the game along don't be afraid to exchange like valued peices. Values are as follows: Queen 5, Rook 3, Bishop or Knight 2, and Pawn 1.
Create situations where you can make like valued exchanges.... attack, attack... attack!
Just don't lose too many pawns.... having a pawn advantage towards the end game is good.

Answer 4

the quickest checkmate is the two move checkmate, but only black can do it and is highly improbable. But to win quickly is to empty the board. play till ur a rook up or a knight/bishop and a pawn up, then trade every piece. with ur extra piece(s) you can checkmate the oppenent by driving them to a corner.

Answer 5

there is a 4 move check mate if you are white. move the pond in front of king forward 2 then move you bisup to line up with the pond in front of the black king. next the your queen to the same type of position on the opposite side of the board. then go for the kill.

Answer 6

You need some one who make the right mistakes. black move 7f
and king is trapped by own pieces. Only a beginner will do it.

Answer 7

well if you just playin to win it then go for the fools mate. but if you want a real game to have fun then just play your best. (foolsmate is what heyheyitsyou explained bty)

Answer 8

think fast and good there can't be one certain way to win fast your opponent don't always do the exact moves. just train your self to think faster.

Answer 9

just think both as player and also your opponent...and to think many steps ahead. that the beauty of chess

Answer 10

play a three year old