Mate in 3 · No. 109 · HarderQueen and two rooks
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxd7 Ra3+ 2. Kxa3 Kb8 3. Qe8#
Other defences
- 1. Rxd7 Kb8 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Ra4 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Ra3+ 2. Kxa3 b5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Ra3+ 2. Kxa3 a4 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rxe2 2. Rh8+ Re8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rd2 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rc2 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rb2+ 2. Kxb2 Kb8 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rb2+ 2. Kxb2 b5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Rb2+ 2. Kxb2 a4 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 Ra1 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 b5 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 a4+ 2. Kxa2 Kb8 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 a4+ 2. Kxa2 b5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 a4+ 2. Kxa2 a5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Rxd7 a4+ 2. Kxa2 a3 3. Qe8#
Position
- White
- king on b3, queen on e2, rooks on g7 and h6, pawns on c4, d3 and h4
- Black
- king on a8, rook on a2, bishop on d7, pawns on a5, a6 and b6