Mate in 3 · No. 86 · HarderQueen and two bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Kg6 3. Qg5#
Other defences
- 1. Bg8 Kg6 2. Qg5#
- 1. Bg8 Ne6 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nc6 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nf5 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nb5 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nf3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nb3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nxe2 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Nc2 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra8 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra7 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra6 2. Qg5#
- 1. Bg8 Ra5 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra4 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Ne6 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nc6 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nf5 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nb5 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nf3 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nb3 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nxe2 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 Nc2 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 fxg3 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 e4 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rxg3+ 2. fxg3 f3 3. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rf3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Re3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rd3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rc3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Rb3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra2 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 Ra1 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 fxg3 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 e4 2. Qf6#
- 1. Bg8 f3 2. Qf6#
Position
- White
- king on g4, queen on e7, bishops on a2 and g3, pawns on e2, f2, g2 and h4
- Black
- king on h6, rook on a3, knight on d4, pawns on e5 and f4