Mate in 3 · No. 7 · HarderQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Ng8 3. Qa8#
Other defences
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Nc8 3. b5#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Ng6 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Nc6 3. Qb6#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Nf5 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 Nd5 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 axb4 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Ne7+ 2. Kc5 b2 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nxh6 2. b5#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Ng8 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Ne8 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Nh7 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Nd7 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Nh5 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Nd5 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Ng4 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 Ne4 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 axb4 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 Nf6+ 2. Kc6 b2 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 axb4 2. Kc5 Ne7 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 axb4 2. Kc5 Nxh6 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 axb4 2. Kc5 Nf6 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 axb4 2. Kc5 Ka5 3. Qa7#
- 1. cxb4 axb4 2. Kc5 b2 3. Qa8#
- 1. cxb4 b2 2. b5#
Position
- White
- king on d5, queen on b8, rook on f3, bishop on h6, pawns on a4, c3, f4 and h4
- Black
- king on a6, rook on b4, knight on g8, pawns on a5 and b3