Mate in 3 · No. 78 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bf8 3. Ne4#
Other defences
- 1. Qxe6 Bf8 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Bg7 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Bg5 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Bf4 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Be3 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Bd2 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Bc1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rxa3 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Ra2 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rxh1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rg1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rf1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Re1 2. Nxd3#
- 1. Qxe6 Rd1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rc1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 Rb1 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bg7 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bg5 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bf4 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Be3 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bd2 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Bc1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rxa3 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Ra2 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rxh1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rg1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rf1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Re1 3. Nxd3#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rd1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rc1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 Rb1 3. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 bxa4 2. Rb2 d2 3. Nd3#
- 1. Qxe6 dxc2 2. Nd3#
- 1. Qxe6 b4 2. Ne4#
- 1. Qxe6 d2 2. Nd3#
Position
- White
- king on g4, queen on a6, rook on c2, bishop on h1, knight on f2, pawns on a3, a4, c3, g2 and g3
- Black
- king on c5, rook on a1, bishop on h6, pawns on b5, d3, e6 and e7