Mate in 3 · No. 119 · HarderQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qg1 Rg2 2. Qxg2 Kh6 3. Rh4#
Other defences
- 1. Qg1 Kh6 2. Rh4#
- 1. Qg1 Rf4 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rf3 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rh2 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rg2 2. Qxg2 exf6 3. Rh4#
- 1. Qg1 Rg2 2. Qxg2 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rg2 2. Qxg2 f4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rg2 2. Qxg2 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Re2 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rxd2 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 Rf1 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 exf6 2. Rh4#
- 1. Qg1 e6 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 f4 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qg1 e5 2. Qg7#
Position
- White
- king on c8, queen on f1, rook on c4, bishop on f6, pawns on b3, c3 and d2
- Black
- king on h7, rook on f2, pawns on e7 and f5