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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.

diagram of Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy chess puzzle

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

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

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

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

Giese vs. Alexander Alekhine

Chess puzzle: Giese vs Alexander Alekhine, black to move and mate in 4.

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