Mate in 3 · No. 181 · HarderQueen, rook and two bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxe5 Nxh7 2. Qg7+ Kh5 3. Qxh7#
Other defences
- 1. Qxe5 Kh5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Ng8 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Ne8 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Nd7 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Nh5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Nd5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Ne4 2. Qg7+ Kh5 3. Bg6#
- 1. Qxe5 Bh5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bf5 2. Qxf6+ Kh5 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bf5 2. Qxf6+ Bg6 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bh3 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bf3 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 Bxe2 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 gxh4 2. Bxf4#
- 1. Qxe5 fxg3 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 fxe3 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qxe5 f3 2. Qxg5#
Position
- White
- king on d8, queen on c3, rook on f7, bishops on g3 and h7, pawns on a3, d2, e2, e3 and h4
- Black
- king on h6, bishop on g4, knight on f6, pawns on e5, e6, f4 and g5