Mate in 3 · No. 11 · EasierQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Ke8 3. Qg8#
Other defences
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Bd8 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Be7 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Bh6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Bf6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 Bh4 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 c5 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 g3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Ke6 f3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Kf8 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Kd8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Bd8 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Be7 3. Qxe7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Bh6 3. Qe7#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Bf6 3. Qg8#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 Bh4 3. Qg8#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 c5 3. Qg8#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 g3 3. Qg8#
- 1. Qh7+ Ke8 2. Ke6 f3 3. Qg8#
Position
- White
- king on e5, queen on h8, rook on d2, bishop on f5, pawns on a3, c3, d4 and e2
- Black
- king on f7, bishop on g5, pawns on c6, f4 and g4