Four-Player Chess/Puzzles

Try to solve the following puzzles to test your four-player chess skills. There are Teams puzzles and FFA puzzles.

Teams

Puzzle #1: Blue to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Qxg3 Bm7 Qxm7 2. fxg3 Nxe13+ Rxe13 Qf14+ 3. Qe12 Ka7#

Puzzle #2: Blue to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Qxb8 exd11 and bQxa9 next move. If yBxb8??, then gBi11 or gBh12 followed by bNe13#.

Puzzle #3: Green to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Qj6 This move controls g3 and prepares two checkmates. If rQh4 or rQi5, then bQxi1+ followed by gQxj2#. If h4, then bQh1 followed by gQxh4#. If rQj4, then bQxi1+ followed by gQg3#.

Puzzle #4: Red to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1. Qh2 Red needs to stop the mate threat bQh14+ yKxh14 gQxf14#. rQh2 stops bQh14+, because of the threat rQb8#.

Puzzle #5: Blue to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Qxf1+ Qxl9 Qxl9+ 2. Rxf1 Nxd11 Rh13 Qxh13+ 3. Qe11 Nf12#

Puzzle #6: Yellow to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Nxd11 Bxm5 2. h3 Qg13+ Bxg13 Qxi13 3. Bxm5

Puzzle #7: Yellow to move.
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Puzzle by nutsyci
Solution

1...Bh13 The threat is gQxi3+ with mate following, so Yellow needs a check on Green to stop it.

Puzzle #8: Blue to move.
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Puzzle by GustavKlimtPaints
Solution

1...Qxh3+ Nc9+ Ni3+ 2. Ki1 Ka7 Ne8 Nxk2+ 3. Rxk2 Bxg3+ Nc7 Nj5 4. Bxg3 Qxi2+ Nxb9+ Nk3#

Puzzle #9: Green to move.
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Puzzle by GDII
Solution

1...Bi4 2. hxi4 Nxb8 Qxb8+ Qh11+ 3. Kg1 Qxb8 gxh11 and Blue and Green have limited the damage to being down a knight.

Puzzle #10: Red to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1. Qh2 Bxb8 Bg13 Bc9 2. Ql7+ Nxe13+ Kf14#

Puzzle #11: Green to move.
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Puzzle by diduseethatcomeing
Solution

1...Qxh3 2. f3 Qk4+ Bxb8+ Qj1#

Puzzle #12: Yellow to move.
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Puzzle by nutsyci
Solution

1...Bj4 Bg3 2. Rxb8+ Kxb8 Bxi3 11xi12 The point is that Green cannot take Yellow's bishop, because of rRn5+ yQm5#.

Puzzle #13: Blue to move.
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Puzzle by GDII
Solution

1...Qj7 Qi10 Nxi2+ 2. Kh2 5xc6 simply increasing the advantage. bQxh3 looks tempting, but does not work due to yBd7.

FFA

Puzzle #1: Blue to move. Points: R(85), B(0), Y(20), G(20)
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Puzzle by GustavKlimtPaints
Solution

1...7xh8=Q+++## 2. Resigns. Blue gains 81 points (one pawn, a triple check, two checkmates and one resignation) and gets second place. Red stays first by resigning.

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