<header>
  <h1>Fool's Mate</h1>
  <p>In chess, Fool's Mate, also known as the Two-Move Checkmate, is the checkmate in the fewest possible number of moves from the start of the game. This can be achieved only by Black, who can deliver checkmate on move 2 with the queen. Fool's Mate received its name because it can only occur if White commits an extraordinary blunder. Even among rank beginners, the mate almost never occurs in practice.</p>
</header>

<main>
  <div class="grid board">
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    <div class="grid__item piece row7">♙</div>
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  <div class="move1 grid">
    <div class="piece"><span>♙</span></div>
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  <div class="move2 grid">
    <div class="piece"><span>♟</span></div>
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  <div class="move3 grid">
    <div class="piece"><span>♙</span></div>
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    <div class="piece"><span>♛</span></div>
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<div class="controls">
  <button type="button" id="prev">Prev</button>
  <button type="button" id="next">Next</button>
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const prevBtn = document.getElementById('prev')
const nextBtn = document.getElementById('next')

let moves = 0

prevBtn.addEventListener('click', prevHandler, false)
nextBtn.addEventListener('click', nextHandler, false)

function nextHandler() {
  if (moves < 4) {
    countUp()
    addActive(moves)
    console.log(moves)
  } else {
    console.log('Already checkmate')
  }
}

function prevHandler() {
  if (moves > 0) {
    removeActive(moves)
    countDown()
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  } else {
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}

function addActive(moves) {
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function removeActive(moves) {
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}

function countUp() {
  return moves++
}

function countDown() {
  return moves--
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