Mate in 3 · No. 82 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxc1 Kd7 2. Rxc7+ Ke8 3. Nd6#
Other defences
- 1. Rxc1 Ng5 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Nf4 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Nf2 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Ng1 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg8 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg7 2. Qf8+ Kd7 3. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg6 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg5 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg4 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg3 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rh2 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rf2 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Re2 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rxd2 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 Rg1 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Ng5 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Nf4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Nf2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Ng1 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg8 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg6 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg5 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg3 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rh2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rf2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Re2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rxd2 3. Qc7#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 Rg1 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 e5 3. Bxf5#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 c5 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c6 2. Qe7 f4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 e5 2. Bxf5#
- 1. Rxc1 f4 2. Rxc7#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Ng5 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Nf4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Nf2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Ng1 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg8 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg6 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg5 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg3 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rh2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rf2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Re2 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rxd2 3. Qc7#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 Rg1 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 e5 3. Bxf5#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 f4 3. Nd6#
- 1. Rxc1 c5 2. Qe7 c4 3. Nd6#
Position
- White
- king on a7, queen on f6, rook on f1, bishop on b1, knight on b5, pawns on a4, b4 and d2
- Black
- king on c8, queen on c1, rook on g2, knight on h3, pawns on c7, e6 and f5