Here are some rated 'mate in 4' chess puzzles..
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
White mates in 4.
Jonathan_Ndaga vs mateyvino, lichess, (1948)
2r1brk1/p7/q3p2p/8/2PQR3/6P1/1P2KPP1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Rg4+ Bg6 Rxg6+ Kf7 Rg7+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
cachorro-louco vs CorrezienEnFureur, lichess, (1991)
k1r5/1R3R2/2r3p1/p4p1p/5Q2/1P6/PKP2PPP/5q2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rxc2+ Ka3 Rxa2+ Kxa2 Rc2+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
duyanh2006 vs JUAN316, lichess, (1999)
5r2/p2R4/6kp/2p2p1N/4B3/7P/r4PP1/4b1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rg7+ Kxh5 Bf3+ Kh4 g3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Sharanu87 vs Chepur1, lichess, (2037)
3Q4/3B1qkp/1p1p2p1/4b1N1/P7/8/2r2PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Rxf2 Rc1+ Rf1 Bd4+ ]
e)
Black mates in 4.
lafart vs future2323, lichess, (2041)
2r5/5P1R/6p1/p3k3/r7/8/1KPR4/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rb8+ Kc3 Ra3+ Kc4 Rb4+ ]
Rated 'mate in 4' chess puzzles, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
White mates in 4.
Bialx vs sur_danak, lichess, (2066)
krB4r/p1nb1qb1/1p4pp/4p1B1/4P3/2R5/2P2PPP/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxa7+ Kxa7 Ra3+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
myshiva vs Rorgall, lichess, (2071)
8/p4p2/2p1bB1Q/3r4/6P1/5k2/PPP2P1P/3qRK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe2+ Rxe2 Rd1+ Re1 Bc4+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
Chees111 vs nielFal, lichess, (2076)
4r3/pQ3p2/2p3q1/8/k1P1n3/3PK3/4B3/8 w - - 1 0
[ Bd1+ Ka5 Qxa7+ Kb4 ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
norfas vs ali30bb, lichess, (2076)
4Q3/ppp3R1/q2k1r2/3B4/1P1P4/P3Pn1P/8/R2K4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd3+ Kc1 Qc3+ Kb1 Nd2+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Ivan_hector vs bahtyyar_babajanov, lichess, (2126)
r1b5/ppqn1Npk/2n1p2b/3p3Q/3P4/2P5/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 1 0
[ Ng5+ Kg8 Qf7+ Kh8 Qe8+ ]
Rated 'mate in 4' chess puzzles, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
fabsin vs Rdwrer, lichess, (2126)
2q4r/BQP1kp2/2Pbp3/8/6p1/P7/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh1+ Kxh1 Qh8+ Kg1 Qxa1+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
NIKOFORT vs Sulleiman_Omar, lichess, (2134)
8/1P3pp1/2R1p1k1/B2pP1P1/2pPbKP1/4N3/8/7r b - - 0 1
[ ...Rh3 if Nxd5 Bxd5 Rxe6+ fxe6 or if Rxe6+ fxe6 Nxd5 Bxd5 ]
c)
Black mates in 4.
Abra23 vs inordirection, lichess, (2143)
3Qn1k1/5pp1/p1b1p2p/4N3/2q2n2/P7/5PPP/1B3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ne2+ Kh1 Ng3+ if hxg3 Qxf1+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
Adraul vs YourWillMyMate, lichess, (2150)
7k/3Q2bp/5qp1/2pB4/8/8/Pr4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf2+ Rxf2 Rb1+ Rf1 Bd4+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
Baptiste876 vs magentamango, lichess, (2152)
8/ppp2Q2/2kp2p1/8/2P3n1/1P4P1/P3K3/q7 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kc5 Qb5+ Kd4 Qd5+ ]
Rated 'mate in 4' chess puzzles, pt. iv.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
carol75 vs bremstra2, lichess, (2158)
1k3r2/pp4p1/3pQ1p1/4P3/3P2P1/2P5/P1P1qBKb/1R3R2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf3+ Kxh2 Rh8+ Bh4 Rxh4+ ]
b)
Black mates in 4.
GM skzt vs GM carl2000, lichess, (2170)
6k1/5ppp/pP1Np3/P7/1B1pQ3/1P2nqP1/2r2P1P/5RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qxf2+ Rxf2 Rc1+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
pierrothym vs krtolica, lichess, (2183)
8/pp6/2p1Q2p/2qp1ppk/5P2/6P1/P5P1/5K2 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kg4 Qe2+ Kxg3 Qf3+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
manraj_ghale vs WetTeo, lichess, (2191)
3r2k1/pp3pb1/7Q/6R1/5q1P/PB6/1PP5/1K6 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd1+ Ka2 Ra1+ Kxa1 Qc1+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
baerlerBaerli vs monomunu, lichess, (2195)
5K2/P1Q3pp/4p1k1/3b1p1n/7P/8/rp6/8 w - - 1 0
[ Qf7+ Kh6 Qe7 Nf6 Qxg7+ ]
Rated 'mate in 4' chess puzzles, pt. v.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
Black mates in 4.
CoraZOn777 vs Sercabra, lichess, (2207)
Q4n1k/p1p1q2p/1p6/3p4/3P4/1PPBP2P/r7/2K2RR1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qa3+ Kd1 Qxb3+ Bc2 Qxc2+ ]
b)
White mates in 4.
sebhaen vs tico17, lichess, (2213)
6k1/1bqr1p1p/pp3pp1/8/3b4/2P1Q2P/PP3PP1/2B1R1K1 w - - 1 0
[ Qe8+ Kg7 Qf8+ Kxf8 Bh6+ ]
c)
White mates in 4.
akanenajordan vs RADEVIDOJEVIC, lichess, (2215)
r7/pp2Q3/6kp/3P4/5P2/6P1/Pq5P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ f5+ Kxf5 Qe6+ Kg5 h4+ ]
d)
Black mates in 4.
CosmicIdleness vs angelzerreitug, lichess, (2221)
3kq3/1p4QR/4b1p1/3p1pN1/3n4/pP6/P4PP1/2K4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc6+ Kd2 Qc2+ Ke3 Qc3+ ]
e)
White mates in 4.
propergestalt vs zeluis_ap, lichess, (2225)
r7/1pp2B1k/1n1p1p1p/4q3/1r2P3/2P1Q3/p1P5/K2R2R1 w - - 1 0
[ Qxh6+ Kxh6 Rg6+ Kh7 Rh1+ ]
f)
White mates in 4.
N-zero vs rainment400, lichess, (2240)
8/2p3k1/p2p2p1/6Np/2Pq4/1P5P/P3p1P1/3b1Q1K w - - 1 0
[ Ne6+ if Kh7 Qf7+ Kh6 Qf8+ or if Kh6 Qf8+ ]
g)
White mates in 4.
Zorlumehmet vs Blitz_Mind, lichess, (2267)
2r3k1/pp4p1/1b1p2Nq/5Q2/4P3/6P1/P4PK1/7r w - - 1 0
[ Ne7+ Kh8 Qxc8+ if Kh7 Qg8# ]
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