Mate in 3 · No. 110 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 Kd8 3. Qa8#
Other defences
- 1. Qc6 Kd8 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Kb8 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qc6 Qd8 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd7 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd6 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd5 2. Qxc7#
- 1. Qc6 Qxf4 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd4 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 Kb8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 f6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 e6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 f5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qxb4+ 2. Kxb4 e5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qe3 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd3 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qc3 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qh2 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qg2 2. Qe8#
- 1. Qc6 Qf2 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qe2 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qxc2 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qe1 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qd1 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 Qc1 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 f6 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 e6 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 f5 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qc6 e5 2. Qa8#
Position
- White
- king on a5, queen on h6, bishop on b6, knight on c5, pawns on b4, c2, c4 and f4
- Black
- king on c8, queen on d2, pawns on c7, e7 and f7