Mate in 3 · No. 91 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Nd4 3. Nf7#
Other defences
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Nb4 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Ne3 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Na3 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Ne1 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 Na1 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 h5 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kh8 2. Qxg6 h3 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kg8 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kg8 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 3. Qf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kg7 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Kg7 2. Qxg6+ Kf8 3. Qf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Nd4 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Nb4 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Ne3 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Na3 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Ne1 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 Na1 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 h5 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Nxe5 h3 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Nf7#
Position
- White
- king on b2, queen on d3, bishop on g4, knight on c4, pawns on c3 and d2
- Black
- king on h7, knight on c2, pawns on e5, g6, h4 and h6