Mate in 3 · No. 152 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Re1 Ne5 2. Rxe5+ Kf6 3. Qg5#
Other defences
- 1. Re1 Bg8 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Bg6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Nf8 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Nb8 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Nf6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Nb6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Ne5 2. Rxe5+ Kf4 3. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Ra8 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Ra7 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rh6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rg6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rf6 2. Qe4#
- 1. Re1 Re6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rd6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rc6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rb6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Ra5 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Ra4 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Rxa3 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 Kf6 2. Qg5#
- 1. Re1 Kf4 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 g6 2. Qf3#
- 1. Re1 g5 2. Qf3#
Position
- White
- king on f2, queen on g2, rook on c1, bishop on h5, knight on f7, pawns on a2, a3, b2, c3 and c4
- Black
- king on f5, rook on a6, bishop on h7, knight on d7, pawns on c5 and g7