Mate in 3 · No. 172 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxd8 Rf5+ 2. Rxf5 Ka3 3. Qa5#
Other defences
- 1. Qxd8 Re8 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Re7 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Re6 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rxh5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rg5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rf5+ 2. Rxf5 b6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxd8 Rf5+ 2. Rxf5 b4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rd5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rc5 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Re4 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rxe3+ 2. Kxe3 Ka3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Rxe3+ 2. Kxe3 b6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxd8 Rxe3+ 2. Kxe3 b4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 Ka3 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 b6 2. Qa8#
- 1. Qxd8 b4 2. Rxe5 Ka3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 b4 2. Rxe5 bxc3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 b4 2. Rxe5 b6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxd8 b4 2. Rxe5 b3 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd8 b4 2. Rxe5 b5 3. Qa8#
Position
- White
- king on f3, queen on g5, rook on h5, bishop on c3, knight on e3, pawns on a2, d3, g4 and h2
- Black
- king on a4, rooks on d8 and e5, pawns on b5 and b7