Mate in 3 · No. 148 · HarderQueen, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qg7 Kf5 2. Qg5+ Ke4 3. Qxe5#
Other defences
- 1. Qg7 Bh7 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Bf7 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rf8 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Re8 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rd8 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rb8 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Ra8 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc7 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc6 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc5 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc4 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc3 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc2 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Rc1 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Qxd6 2. Qg4#
- 1. Qg7 Ke4 2. Qxe5#
Position
- White
- king on h4, queen on a7, bishop on d6, knights on a1 and b2, pawns on b3, d4 and f2
- Black
- king on f4, queen on e5, rook on c8, bishop on g8, pawns on e6 and f3