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The Queen has a direct path to the king. No piece can take the queen, no piece can block the queen’s path to the king, and the king cannot move to a safe square.
Because her Queen has a direct path to capture his King. He King cannot move out of the attach and he has no other piece positioned to play in a way to block her Queen’s attack.
Check Mate. Game over
Black queen D8 to H4 is a checkmate. The queen cannot be captured and there are no pieces that can move in between her and the white king who cannot move out of the way.
This is called the fools mate or idiot mate, and is the fastest way black can win a game possible requiring only four moves, two per player.
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