Mate in 3 · No. 73 · EasierQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 Nb8 3. Qd3#
Other defences
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 Nc7 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 Nc5 3. Qd4#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 Nb4 3. Qd4#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 Ke3 3. Qe1#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 g6 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 e6 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 b4 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 g5 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke4 2. Rd5 e5 3. Qd3#
- 1. Qd1+ Kc4 2. Qd5+ Kb4 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qd1+ Ke3 2. Re5+ Kf2 3. Re2#
Position
- White
- king on g4, queen on f1, rook on h5, pawns on b2 and h2
- Black
- king on d4, knight on a6, pawns on b5, e7 and g7