Mate in 3 · No. 191 · HarderRook, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 2. Kxf4 Nb4 3. Nxc5#
Other defences
- 1. Rxb6 Re8 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re7 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re6 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re5 2. cxb3#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 2. Kxf4 Nc3 3. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 2. Kxf4 Nc1 3. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 2. Kxf4 bxc2 3. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 2. Kxf4 d3 3. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re3 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re2 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Re1 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Nb4 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Nc3 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 Nc1 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 bxc2 2. Nxc5#
- 1. Rxb6 d3 2. Nxc5#
Position
- White
- king on g4, rook on b5, bishop on h8, knights on b7 and c4, pawns on b2, c2 and f4
- Black
- king on a4, queen on b6, rook on e4, knight on a2, pawns on a5, b3, c5 and d4