Mate in 3 · No. 168 · EasierQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Kc8 3. Qc7#
Other defences
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Ka8 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rg8 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rg7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rg6 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rh5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rf5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Re5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Rxg4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Be4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Bh3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Bf3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Bh1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Bf1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Nxg4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Ne4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Nh3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Nd3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Nh1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 Nd1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 dxc4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Qd4+ Kb8 2. Qb6 d4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Qd4+ Ka8 2. Rd8#
- 1. Qd4+ Ka6 2. Rd6+ Ka5 3. Qb6#
- 1. Qd4+ Ka6 2. Rd6+ b6 3. Qxb6#
Position
- White
- king on a2, queen on e5, rook on d7, bishop on g4, knight on b2, pawns on b3, c2 and c4
- Black
- king on a7, rook on g5, bishop on g2, knight on f2, pawns on b7 and d5