Daily Logs for 6 June, 2026

Written by: Tushar Sharma

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Dear Vishi, dear logs for today.

Chess

In chess, the weakest square on the board for White is f2 and the weakest square for Black is f7. This is because these squares are only protected by the king.

Below is a demonstration of Fool's mate (specifically a variation in Walter Thomas Mayfield vs. William Robert Trinks, 1959), showing how quickly things can go wrong if these weaknesses are exploited.

The moves are:

e4 g5
Nc3 f5
Qh5# (Checkmate!)