Mate in 3 · No. 177 · HarderQueen, two rooks and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rxa5 3. Rb8#
Other defences
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rh4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rg4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rf4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Re4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rd4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rc4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rb4 3. Qa6#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 Rxa3 3. Qxc7#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 dxc6 3. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 d6 3. Qxc7#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 e5 3. Qxc7#
- 1. Rb5 Nc6 2. Rxc6 d5 3. Qxc7#
- 1. Rb5 Nxa6 2. Qxa6+ Rxa6 3. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Nd5 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Nxd3 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Nc2 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Na2 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Rxa5 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 Rxa3 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 d6 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 c6 2. Qd8#
- 1. Rb5 e5 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 d5 2. Rb8#
- 1. Rb5 c5 2. Qd8#
Position
- White
- king on e8, queen on a5, rooks on a6 and e5, bishop on a7, pawns on a3, d3, f2 and g2
- Black
- king on c8, rook on a4, knight on b4, pawns on c7, d7 and e6