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Checkmate in 4

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White to move and checkmate in 4.

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  1. pht Reply

    1. Ka6

    Black king trapped. Almost stalemate, but not quite (then we call it zugzwang).

    1. … b5
    2. axb5 a4
    3. b6 a3
    4. b7#

  2. thomas John Reply

    1. Ka6 e5
    2. e4xe5 e4
    3. e6 e3
    4. e7++

  3. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Ka6 b5 2. axb5 a4 3. b6 a3 4. b7#

  4. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Ka6 b5 2. axb5 a4 3. b6 a3 4. b7#

  5. Predrag Rodic Reply

    1. Ka6 b5 2. axb5 a4 3. b6 a3 4. b7#

  6. Anonymous Reply

    1. Ka6, b5
    2. a4 x b5, a4
    3. b6, a3
    4. b7+ mate

  7. Brian Villanueva Reply

    This is a clever one. White has to be careful because the black king can be stalemated, but maybe that’s a good thing!

    1.Ka6!, b5
    2.axb5, a4
    3.b6, a3
    4.b7#

  8. Harry Hariharan Reply

    Remember seeing this sometime ago. Fairly easy.
    1.Ka6.b5
    2.axb5.a4.
    3.b6.a3.
    4.b7#

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