Mate in 3 · No. 17 · HarderQueen, rook and two bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxf7 Bg4 2. Qxg4 exd3 3. Bg5#
Other defences
- 1. Rxf7 Kh5 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bh5 2. Bg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bg4 2. Qxg4 g5 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bg4 2. Qxg4 e3 3. Bg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Ba4 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bf3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bb3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Be2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 Bc2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 exd3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Rxf7 g5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Rxf7 e3 2. Qg5#
Position
- White
- king on e5, queen on g2, rook on f2, bishops on a2 and d8, pawns on c4, d2 and d3
- Black
- king on h6, queen on f7, bishop on d1, pawns on e4 and g6