Mate in 3 · No. 95 · HarderQueen, two rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nxa2 Kg8 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8#
Other defences
- 1. Nxa2 Re8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Rd8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Rc8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Rb8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bd8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bf6 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bd6 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bg5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bc5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bxh4 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Bb4 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Ba3 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Ne8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Ne6 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Na6 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Nd5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 Nb5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 a6 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 c5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 b5 2. Qh8#
- 1. Nxa2 a5 2. Qh8#
Position
- White
- king on h2, queen on h5, rooks on c1 and e2, bishop on g6, knight on c3, pawns on d4, f2, g3 and h4
- Black
- king on f8, queen on a2, rook on a8, bishop on e7, knight on c7, pawns on a7, b6, c6 and g7