Mate in 3 · No. 55 · HarderQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qe5 bxc6 2. Ra8+ Kb7 3. Qb8#
Other defences
- 1. Qe5 Bh6 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Bg5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Bf4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Be3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Ba3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Bd2 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 Bb2 2. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Bh6 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Bg5 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Bf4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Be3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Ba3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Bd2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 Bb2 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 bxc6 3. Ra8#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 b6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 b4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 b5 2. Qc7 c3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qe5 c3 2. Ra8#
Position
- White
- king on g8, queen on e3, rook on c8, knight on c6, pawns on f3, g3 and h4
- Black
- king on a6, bishop on c1, pawns on b6, b7 and c4