A better trick than scholars mate

This is a bit of an old trick for quick wins. It's better than fools mate or scholars mate, but its not as well known :-

A couple of quick games to enjoy ...

... both by Paul Morphy who burst on to the chess scene in the 1850s and blew away all the opposition. These two games give you an idea of how he did it.


This one has one of the standard checkmates - a smothered mate immediately after a Queen sacrifice.