Mate in 3 · No. 87 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Ba7 3. Qg5#
Other defences
- 1. Qxe5 Ba7 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bb6 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bg5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Bc5 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bf4 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Bd4 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bf2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bxd2 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Bg1 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Nf3 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Nd3 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Ng2 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 Nc2 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qxe5 f6 2. Rg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bb6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bg5 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bc5 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bf4 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bd4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bf2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bxd2 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Bg1 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Nf3 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Nd3 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Ng2 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe5 f5+ 2. Qxf5 Nc2 3. Qg6#
Position
- White
- king on e4, queen on a1, rook on g4, bishop on h3, knight on f8, pawns on d2 and e2
- Black
- king on h6, bishop on e3, knight on e1, pawns on e5 and f7