Mate in 3 · No. 61 · HarderTwo rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rxf3 3. Rh6#
Other defences
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rf2 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rh1 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rg1 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Re1 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rd1 3. Rh6#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rc1 3. Rh6#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Rb1 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 Ra1 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kh8 2. Rxg7 h4 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kg8 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Kg8 2. Rxg7+ Kf8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Rxf3 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Be5 Rf2 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Rh1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Rg1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Re1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Rd1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Be5 Rc1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Be5 Rb1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 Ra1 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
- 1. Be5 h4 2. Rxg7+ Kh8 3. Rc8#
Position
- White
- king on b7, rooks on c6 and f7, bishop on b8, knight on b2, pawns on f3 and g3
- Black
- king on h7, rook on f1, pawns on g7 and h5