Mate in 3 · No. 132 · HarderQueen, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxc6 Bxd5 2. Bxd5 Kc8 3. Qe8#
Other defences
- 1. Qxc6 Kc8 2. Qe8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bg8 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bc8 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bf7 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bd7 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bf5 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bxd5 2. Bxd5 cxb4 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bxd5 2. Bxd5 a6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bxd5 2. Bxd5 a5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bg4 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 Bh3 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 cxb4 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 a6 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxc6 a5 2. Qa8#
Position
- White
- king on h2, queen on d6, bishops on d5 and h1, knight on c4, pawns on b4, d3 and f2
- Black
- king on b8, bishop on e6, pawns on a7, c5, c6 and c7