Mate in 4 chess puzzles
Play and solve mate-in-four-moves chess puzzles. You’ll find solutions and historical details and you can play each puzzle live against the computer.
Frederick Yates vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch
Germany, Hamburg,1910. The city of Hamburg hosted one of most interesting chess game between Frederick Yates and Aaron Nimzowitsch.
Paul Journoud vs. Jules Arnous de Rivière
The confrontation between the well-known French players took place in 1860 at Café de la Régence chess club in Paris.
Paul Keres vs. Arturo Pomar Salamanca
With a sacrifice trap Paul Keres has developed a strategical position that allowed a clear win against
![diagram of Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy chess puzzle](https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/1c2192a4e1267eddb80fbdc64ee34a93.png)
Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy
An amazing chess endgame between Alexander Meek versus Paul Morphy. Morphy with the blacks proves his chess abilities and intuition
![diagram of Veselin Topalov vs. Garry Kasparov chess puzzle](https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/839f9de082ac08eb02f69705a86e6523.png)
Veselin Topalov vs. Garry Kasparov
A chess puzzle form a game in Moscow, 1994 between Veselin Topalov and Garry Kasparov. Topalov moves and wins in 4.
![diagram of Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson chess puzzle](https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/fb5854b8f847bc6a5d676def130415a5.png)
Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson
Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson, Kiev, 1964. White to move and win in 4.
![diagram of Simen Agdestein vs. Al Qudaimi chess puzzle](https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/f6fb77701514ab1e5c35a6d9c8b2c6f4.png)
Simen Agdestein vs. Al Qudaimi
Simen Agdestein vs Basheer Al Qudaimi, Tromsoe, 2014. Mate in 4. White to move.
![diagram of Giese vs. Alexander Alekhine chess puzzle](https://www.sparkchess.com/cms/media/fen/03b39ce027954976435983a87e1a1200.png)
Giese vs. Alexander Alekhine
Chess puzzle: Giese vs Alexander Alekhine, black to move and mate in 4.
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