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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.
After the first move, Black’s Queen and Rook or interchangeable. So:
1. . . . . . . . Q-f2+
2. K-h1
Either
. . . . . . . . R-f1+
3. R×f1 . . Q×f1+ or R×f1+
4. R×f1 . . R×f1#
Or
. . . . . . . . . Q-f1+
3. R×f1 . . . R×f1+
4. R×f1 . . . R×f1#
They really did have leather shield covers shaped like faces. You carve a wooden mold, you stretch leather over it, and then just add water. Sun dry. Maybe some paint.
Black to move and mate in 4
Back the white king off to reduce the white pieces protecting f1 from 3 to 2 then start tradin’.
1. … Qf2+
2. Kh1 forced Qf1+
3. RxQf1 forced RxRf1+
4. RxRf1 forced RxRf1#
1. … Qf2+
2. Kh1 Qf1+
3. RxQ RxR+
4. RxR RxR#
1. … Qf2+
2. Kh1 Qf1+
3. RxQ RxR+
4. RxR RxR#