Mate in 3 · No. 83 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Ka8 3. Qa5#
Other defences
- 1. Kc8 Ka8 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Ng6 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Ne6 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Nh5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Nd5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Nh3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Nd3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Ng2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Ne2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxe3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qd3 2. Qb7#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Ng6 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Ne6 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Nh5 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Nd5 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Nh3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Nd3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Ng2 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Ne2 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Bxc3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 Bb2 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 dxe3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 dxc3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 d3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxc3+ 2. Bxc3 a3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxh2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qg2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qf2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qe2 2. Qb7#
- 1. Kc8 Qc2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qxb2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qe1 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qd1 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Qc1 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 Bxb2 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 dxe3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 dxc3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 d3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Kc8 a3 2. Qa5#
Position
- White
- king on d8, queen on b5, bishop on b2, knight on h7, pawns on c3, e3 and h2
- Black
- king on a7, queen on d2, bishop on a1, knight on f4, pawns on a4 and d4