Mate in 3 · No. 56 · HarderQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxg1 Kd7 2. Rg7+ Ke8 3. Qa8#
Other defences
- 1. Rxg1 Kd7 2. Rg7+ Kc8 3. Qa8#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd7 2. Rg7+ Ke6 3. Qd5#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd7 2. Rg7+ Kd6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd7 2. Rg7+ Kc6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 Kb7 2. Rg7+ Kc8 3. Qa8#
- 1. Rxg1 Kb7 2. Rg7+ Kb8 3. Qd8#
- 1. Rxg1 Kb7 2. Rg7+ Kc6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd6 2. Rg7 Ke6 3. Qd5#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd6 2. Rg7 Kc6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd6 2. Rg7 f5 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 Kd6 2. Rg7 c3 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 f5 2. Rg7 Kd6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 f5 2. Rg7 f4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 f5 2. Rg7 c3 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 c3 2. Rg7 Kd6 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 c3 2. Rg7 cxd2 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 c3 2. Rg7 f5 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rxg1 c3 2. Rg7 c2 3. Qa6#
Position
- White
- king on d4, queen on a5, rook on c1, pawns on d2, f2 and h4
- Black
- king on c6, bishop on g1, pawns on c4 and f6