How to Win a Game of Chess in Less Than 5 Moves

Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik famously said that chess "is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways." While this might be true, if you're playing a newcomer and get lucky, there is a way you can end a game in four moves. Naturally, different scenarios offer different options, and if your opponent makes the right move, he will block the quick checkmate.

Things You'll Need

• Chessboard

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Move your pawn at E2 to E3 or E4.

   • 2

     Wait for your opponent to move. Move your king's bishop from F1 to C4. Wait for your opponent to move again.

   • 3

     Move your queen to F3. Wait for your opponent to move.

   • 4

     Take the pawn at F7 to put your opponent in checkmate.