Mate in 3 · No. 174 · HarderQueen, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qg6 fxe3 2. Nxc6+ Kf4 3. Qg4#
Other defences
- 1. Qg6 Rd8 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Rd7 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Rd6 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Rd5 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Re4 2. Bb8#
- 1. Qg6 Rc4 2. Bb8#
- 1. Qg6 Rxb4 2. Bb8#
- 1. Qg6 Rd3 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Rd2 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 Rd1 2. Nc4#
- 1. Qg6 c5 2. Nc6#
- 1. Qg6 f3 2. Nxc6#
- 1. Qg6 c2 2. Nxc6#
Position
- White
- king on h5, queen on d3, bishop on a7, knights on b4 and b6, pawns on e3 and h3
- Black
- king on e5, rook on d4, pawns on c3, c6 and f4