Mate in 3 · No. 13 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Kb8 3. Qa8#
Other defences
- 1. Bd5 Kb8 2. Qa8#
- 1. Bd5 Rg8 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Ba5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Bc3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Bxa3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Bd2 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 Be1 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg7+ 2. Nxg7 c4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rg6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Kb8 3. Qa8#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Ba5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Bc3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Bxa3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Bd2 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 Be1 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rh5+ 2. gxh5 c4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rxf5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Rxg4 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Ba5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Bc3 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Bxa3 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Bd2 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 Be1 2. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c4 2. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on h7, queen on c6, bishop on g8, knight on f5, pawns on a3 and g4
- Black
- king on a7, rook on g5, bishop on b4, pawns on b5, c5 and c7