Scholar's Mate

In chess, Scholar's Mate is the checkmate achieved by the moves:

1. e4 e5

2. Qh5 Nc6

3. Bc4 Nf6?

4. Qxf7#

The moves might be played in a different order or in slight variation, but the basic idea is the same—the queen and bishop combine in a simple mating attack on f7 (or f2 if Black is performing the mate).

Scholar's Mate is sometimes referred to as the "four-move checkmate", although there are other ways to checkmate in four moves.