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Black to move and mate in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
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Black to move and mate in 4
A problem with a twist.
As usual, the mating side (black in this case) is in a position where giving up the initiative will allow white to chase the black king around long enough to make it to a 5th move.
The twist here is that black starts out in check. So the first move must both free black’s king from check and check the white king. This basically forces Qxg4+ as black’s first move.
So:
1. … Qxg4+
2. Kh1 {or Bg2} Bg2+
3. Kg1 {or Bxg2} Bf3+
4. Bg2 {forced} Qxg2#
If
3. Bxg2 Qd1+
4. Bf1 {forced} Qxf1#
If
2. Bg2 Qxg2#