Mate in 3 · No. 156 · HarderTwo rooks and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh6 Nb8 2. Rxb8 Ka5 3. Ra6#
Other defences
- 1. Rh6 Nf8 2. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nb8 2. Rxb8 Ka3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nb8 2. Rxb8 d3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nf6+ 2. Rxf6 Ka5 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nf6+ 2. Rxf6 Ka3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nf6+ 2. Rxf6 d3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nb6+ 2. Rhxb6 Ka5 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nb6+ 2. Rhxb6 Ka3 3. Ra1#
- 1. Rh6 Nb6+ 2. Rhxb6 d3 3. Ra1#
- 1. Rh6 Ne5 2. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nc5 2. Kxc5 Ka5 3. Ra1#
- 1. Rh6 Nc5 2. Kxc5 Ka3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Nc5 2. Kxc5 d3 3. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Ka5 2. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 Ka3 2. Ra6#
- 1. Rh6 d3 2. Ra6#
Position
- White
- king on d5, rooks on b1 and h1, bishop on f1, pawn on d2
- Black
- king on a4, knight on d7, pawn on d4