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13
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Francisco Javier Marquez de Burgos - El Museo Universal, 17 Mar 1867)
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Ra3+ - bxa3+
Kc3 - b4+
Kc4 - b3
axb3#
Date added: 6/2/2021
14
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Friedrich Wolfenter - Stuttgarter Zeitung, 1984)
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1.Bb5! ~ 2.Bh6 ~ 3.Qxd7#
2...f5 3.Qd5 ~ 4.Qg8#
3...e5 4.Qxd7#
3...e6 4.Qxd7#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
2...f6 3.Qd5 ~ 4.Qg8#
3...e5 4.Qxd7#
3...e6 4.Qxd7#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
1...f5 2.Qd5 ~ 3.Qg8#
2...e5
3.Qe6+
3...Kf8 4.Bh6#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
3.Ba3 ~
4.Qg8#
4.Qxd7#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
2...e6 3.Qxe6+
3...Kf8 4.Bh6#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
2...Kf8 3.Bh6+ Ke8 4.Qg8#
2...Kd8 3.Qxd7#
1...f6 2.Qd5 ~ 3.Qg8#
2...e5
3.Qe6+
3...Kf8 4.Bh6#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
3.Bh6 ~ 4.Qxd7#
3.Ba3 ~
4.Qg8#
4.Qxd7#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
2...e6 3.Qxe6+
3...Kf8 4.Bh6#
3...Kd8 4.Qxd7#
2...Kf8 3.Bh6+ Ke8 4.Qg8#
2...Kd8 3.Qxd7#
Date added: 7/2/2021
15
Checkmate in 12 moves
(Julius Buchwald - Schach-Echo, 8 Feb 1964)
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1.Kd1! Kb1 2.Qh7+ Ka1 3.Qg7 Kb1 4.Qg6+ Ka1 5.Qf6 Kb1 6.Qf5+ Ka1 7.Qe5 Kb1 8.Qe4+ Ka1 9.Qd4 Kb1 10.Qd3+
10...Ka1 11.Qc3 Kb1 12.Qc1#
10...Rc2 11.Qxc2+ Ka1 12.Qc1#
Date added: 7/2/2021
16
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Walter Freiherr von Holzhausen - Armeezeitung, 12 May 1904)
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1.Ba1! Kc4 2.Rxb5 Kb3 3.Rc5 ~ 4.Rc3#
Date added: 7/2/2021
17
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Allan Theodor Werle - Tidskrift för Schack, Mar 1945)
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1.e8=R! ~ 2.Rh8#
1...d1=N+ 2.Kg3 ~ 3.Re1#
2...Ne3 3.Rxe3 ~ 4.Re1#
Date added: 10/2/2021
18
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Josef Kling - Illustrated London News, 12 Sep 1848)
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1.Bc5! ~ 2.Sf4 ~ 3.Bg2#
1...d2 2.Sf2 Kg1 3.Sg4+ Kf1 4.Sh2#
Date added: 12/2/2021
19
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Bo Waldemar Lindgren - S.Loyd MT., 1962)
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8 solutions
1. d8=Q! waiting
1... Rg8 2. fxg8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Ra1, Rg1#
1... Rf8 2. exf8=Q waiting
1... Re8 2. fxe8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Ba4 waiting
3... Ka1 4. Bxc2#
1... Rxd8 2. cxd8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rd2 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Ra1#
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Qxh8 waiting
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
3... Kxc3 4. Kxe6#
2... Kb2 3. Ra2+
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
3... Kxc3 4. Qd4/d2, Bd2, Ne2#
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
2... Kb2 3. bxc4+
3... Kxc3 4. Qd4/d3#
1. d8=R! waiting
1... Rxd8 2. cxd8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rd2 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Ra1#
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Ra2+
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
3... Kxc3 4. Bd2, Ne2#
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
1. d8=B! waiting
1... Rg8 2. fxg8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Rg1#
1... Rf8 2. exf8=Q waiting
1... Re8 2. fxe8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Ba4 waiting
3... Ka1 4. Bxc2#
1... Rxd8 2. cxd8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rd2 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Ra1#
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
1. d8=N! waiting
1... Rg8 2. fxg8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Rg1#
1... Rf8 2. exf8=Q waiting
1... Re8 2. fxe8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Ba4 waiting
3... Ka1 4. Bxc2#
1... Rxd8 2. cxd8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rd2 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Ra1#
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
1. e8=Q! waiting
1... Rg8 2. fxg8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Rg1#
1... Rf8 2. Qxf8 waiting
1... Rxe8 2. dxe8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Ba4 waiting
3... Ka1 4. Bxc2#
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Qxh8 waiting
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
3... Kxc3 4. Kxe6#
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
1. f8=R! waiting
1... Rg8 2. Rxg8 waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Rg1#
1... Rxf8 2. exf8=Q waiting
1... c4 2. b3 [3. bxc4#]
2... Kb2 3. Ra2+
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
3... Kxc3 4. Rf3#
2... Kb2 3. Bd2 [4. bxc4#]
3... cxb3 4. Rxb3#
3... Kb1 4. bxc4#
1. Rb8! waiting
1... Rg8 2. fxg8=R waiting
2... c4 3. Rg5 waiting
3... Kxc1 4. Rg1#
1... Rf8 2. exf8=Q waiting
1... Re8 2. dxe8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Ba4 waiting
3... Ka1 4. Bxc2#
1... Rd8 2. cxd8=B waiting
2... c4 3. Bb6 waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Bd4#
1... Rc8 2. dxc8=N waiting
2... c4 3. Nb6 waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Nd5#
1... Rxb8 2. cxb8=Q waiting
2... c4 3. Qd6 waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Qb4#
1... c4 2. Rxh8 waiting
2... Kxb2 3. Rb8+
3... Kxc3 4. Ra3#
2... Kxb2 3. Bd2 [4. Rb8#]
3... Kb1 4. Rb8#
1. Rbxe6! waiting
1... Ra8 2. Rxa8 waiting
2... c4 3. Kd4 waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Rb6#
2... Kxb2 3. Bd2 [4. Rb6#]
3... Kb1 4. Rb6#
1... c4 2. Kd4 waiting
2... Rb8 3. cxb8=B waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Reb6#
2... Ra8 3. Rxa8 waiting
3... Kxb2 4. Rb6#
Date added: 12/2/2021
20
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Adolf Herrmann Rudolf Ferdinand Kraemer & Erich Ernest Zepler - Münchner Zeitung, 1932)
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1.f8=N! ~
2.Kg7
2...Nf7 3.Nc4#
2...Bb1
3.Nxb1#
3.Rd1#
2...Bd1 3.Rxd1#
2...Ba4 3.Nb1#
2...Bb3 3.Nb1#
2...c4 3.Kg8
3...Ne6 4.Ne4#
3...Bb1
4.Nxb1#
4.Rd1#
3...Bd1 4.Rxd1#
3...Ba4 4.Nb1#
3...Bb3 4.Nb1#
3...Nf3 4.Nxc4#
3...Ng4 4.Nxc4#
3...Ng6 4.Nxc4#
3...Nf7 4.Nxc4#
3...Nd7 4.Nxc4#
3...Nc6 4.Nxc4#
3...Ne4 4.Nxe4#
3...Nf3 4.Ne4#
3...Nh3 4.Ne4#
3...Nh7 4.Ne4#
3...Nf7 4.Ne4#
2...Nc4 3.Nxc4#
2...Nf3 3.Nc4#
2...Ng4 3.Nc4#
2...Ng6 3.Nc4#
2...Nd7 3.Nc4#
2...Nc6 3.Nc4#
2...Ne4 3.Nxe4#
2...Nf3 3.Ne4#
2...Nh3 3.Ne4#
2...Nh7 3.Ne4#
2...Nf7 3.Ne4#
2...Ne6+ 3.Nxe6 ~ 4.Ne4#
3...Bd1 4.Rxd1#
2.Ne6 ~ 3.Nxc5
3...Bb1
4.Nb3#
4.Nxb1#
4.Rd1#
3...Bd1 4.Rxd1#
3...Ba4 4.Nb1#
3...Bb3+ 4.Nxb3#
3...Nc4 4.Nxc4#
3...Nf3 4.Nc4#
3...Ng4 4.Nc4#
3...Ng6 4.Nc4#
3...Nf7 4.Nc4#
3...Nd7 4.Nc4#
3...Nc6 4.Nc4#
3...Ne4
4.Nxe4#
4.Nxe4#
3...Nf3
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nh3
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nh7
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nf7
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Ne6
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
1...Bb3+ 2.Ne6 ~ 3.Nb1#
2...Ba2 3.Rd1#
2...Bd1 3.Rxd1#
2...Bc2 3.Nxc5
3...Bb1
4.Nb3#
4.Nxb1#
4.Rd1#
3...Bd1 4.Rxd1#
3...Ba4 4.Nb1#
3...Bb3+ 4.Nxb3#
3...Nc4 4.Nxc4#
3...Nf3 4.Nc4#
3...Ng4 4.Nc4#
3...Ng6 4.Nc4#
3...Nf7 4.Nc4#
3...Nd7 4.Nc4#
3...Nc6 4.Nc4#
3...Ne4
4.Nxe4#
4.Nxe4#
3...Nf3
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nh3
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nh7
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Nf7
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
3...Ne6
4.Ne4#
4.Ne4#
2...Bxe6+ 3.Kg7 ~
4.Nb1#
4.Rd1#
3...Ba2 4.Rd1#
3...Bb3 4.Nb1#
3...Bg4 4.Nb1#
Date added: 12/2/2021
21
Checkmate in 4 moves
(From a game Bent Larsen vs Aleksandar Matanovic, Turniej Pokoju, Zagrzeb, 18 Apr 1965)
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1. Nh6+!
1. ... gxh6 2. Qxh6 [3. Qg7#]
2. ... Bf6 3. Bxf6 [4. Qg5, Qg7#]
3. ... Qb5/d5/xe4, fxe6, Rc5 4. Qg7#
3. ... Nf8/xf6/e5 4. Qg7/xf8#
2. ... Bf8 3. Qg5+
3. ... Bg7 4. Qxg7#
Date added: 12/2/2021
22
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen - Aufgaben für Schachspieler, 1842)
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Bh5 - Kxa5
Kb7 - a6
Kc6 - Ka4
Kb6#
Date added: 28/2/2021
23
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Wolfgang Pauly - The Theory of Pawn Promotion, 1912)
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1.b3! ~
2.f8=Q ~ 3.Qa8 ~ 4.Qf3#
2.f8=N ~ 3.Ng6 ~ 4.Nf4#
1...a1=Q 2.f8=Q ~ 3.Qa8 ~ 4.Qf3#
1...a1=R 2.f8=R ~ 3.Rc8 ~ 4.Rxc3#
2...a2 3.Rf6 Kxh4 4.Rh6#
1...a1=B 2.f8=Q ~ 3.Qa8 ~ 4.Qf3#
1...a1=N 2.f8=N ~ 3.Ng6 ~ 4.Nf4#
Date added: 28/2/2021
24
Checkmate in 4 moves
(Camil Seneca - Les Lettres françaises, 1946)
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Kc6 - Ka4
Bc8 - ka5
Bd7 - Ka4
Kb6#
Date added: 28/2/2021