Mate in 3 · No. 8 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxb6 Qh6+ 2. Nxh6 Ne7 3. Ba6#
Other defences
- 1. Qxb6 Ne7 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Nh6 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Nf6 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qh6+ 2. Nxh6 Nxh6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qh6+ 2. Nxh6 Nf6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qh6+ 2. Nxh6 e3 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qg5+ 2. Kxg5 Ne7 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qg5+ 2. Kxg5 Nh6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qg5+ 2. Kxg5 Nf6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qg5+ 2. Kxg5 e3 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qf4 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxd4 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxg3+ 2. Kxg3 Ne7 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxg3+ 2. Kxg3 Nh6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxg3+ 2. Kxg3 Nf6 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxg3+ 2. Kxg3 e3 3. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qf3 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qd3 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qc3 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qb3 2. Ne5#
- 1. Qxb6 Qa3 2. Ne5#
- 1. Qxb6 Qf2 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qe2 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qxd2 2. Qc5#
- 1. Qxb6 Qg1 2. Ba6#
- 1. Qxb6 Qe1 2. Ba6#
Position
- White
- king on h4, queen on b7, bishop on c8, knight on g4, pawns on a2, c2, d2, d4 and g3
- Black
- king on c4, queen on e3, bishop on b6, knight on g8, pawns on d5 and e4