Twenty Four-Move Problems

In each of the puzzles below, White must win the game (by mate or explosion) in four moves. Click and drag to highlight the solutions.

r1b2r2/ppp3pN/7k/3p1p1P/8/4PPPB/P7/R3K2R w

Solution: 1. g4 fxg4 2. Rg1 Bg4 3. fxg4 Rf1+ 4. Rxg7##

rnb2rk1/pp3Npp/1qp1p3/5pB1/1P1P3P/5P2/P1P5/RN1QK3 w

Solution: 1. Be7 Re8 2. Bf8 g5 3. Nh6+ Kh8 4. Bg7#

8/8/B4N2/8/8/8/8/K1B1k3 w

Solution: 1. Ng4 Kd1 2. Bd3 Ke1 3. Bd2+ Kd1 4. Ne3#

3r3r/ppp/4p/2k4B/8/6P1/8/PPP2K2/3R4 w

Solution: 1. Rd5 Rhf8+ 2. Bf4 Rxf4 3. Rc5+ Kb6 4. Rxc7##

3r3r/ppp/4p/2k4B/8/6P1/8/PPP2K2/3R4 w

Solution: 1. Qg2
1. ... Kh4 2. Qg3+ Kh3 3. Qf2 Kg2 4. Qxf3##
1. ... f2 2. Kh1+ Kh2 3. Qf1 Kg1 4. Qxf2##

rnbqkb1r/pppp1pp1/7p/3np3/8/2P2P1N/PP1PP1PP/RNBQKB1R w

Solution: 1. Qa4 b5 2. Qg4 f5 3. Qg3+ Ke7 4. Qe6#

r4r1k/4b1p1/6P1/ppP1p2p/PP1pP2P/3P4/R1n5/1RQ3K1 w

Solution: 1. Qh6+ gxh6 2. g7+ Kh7 3. h8=Q+ Kh6 4. Qg7#

3rBk1r/p7/2Qbpppp/1p1p4/3P4/2P1PPP1/PP5P/4K2R w

Solution: 1. Bf7 Rd7 2. Bxe6 g5 3. Qe8+ Kg7 4. Qf7#

8/1p6/8/pKP5/Pk6/3Q4/1P6/8 w

Solution: 1. Qc4 b6 2. Kc6+ Kb5 3. Kd7+ Kc6 4. cxb6##

rnbq1bnr/p1Nkpppp/1ppp4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKBNR w

Solution: 1. e5
  1. ... d4 2. Qf3
    2. ... Bb7 3. Qc6+ Kc8 4. Qxb7##
    2. ... Ba6 3. Qd5+ Kc8 4. Qxd8##
  1. ... Ba6 2. Qg4+ f5 3. exf6+ Kd6 4. Nxd5##

Twenty Four-Move Problems

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