Mate in 3 · No. 140 · HarderQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Kh6 3. Q5h8#
Other defences
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rd8 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rxe7 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rc7 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rb7 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Ra7 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rd6 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rd5 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rd4 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rd3 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Rxd2 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Be6 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Bg4 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Be4 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Bh3 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Bd3 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Bc2 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q Bb1 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q g5 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q a5 3. Q5h8#
- 1. f7+ Kxh7 2. fxe8=Q c3 3. Q5h8#
Position
- White
- king on g1, queen on e5, rook on h7, knight on d2, pawns on a3, e7, f4, f6 and g2
- Black
- king on g8, rooks on d7 and e8, bishop on f5, pawns on a6, c4 and g6