Mate in 3 · No. 193 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh6 Qe8+ 2. Bxe8 a6 3. Qf2#
Other defences
- 1. Rh6 Qh8 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qf8 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qe8+ 2. Bxe8 e4 3. Rc6#
- 1. Rh6 Qe8+ 2. Bxe8 a5 3. Qf2#
- 1. Rh6 Qd8 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qc8 2. Nd3#
- 1. Rh6 Qb8 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qa8 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qh7 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg7 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qxf7 2. Rc6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg6 2. Rxg6 a6 3. Nd3#
- 1. Rh6 Qg6 2. Rxg6 e4 3. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg6 2. Rxg6 a5 3. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg5 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg4 2. Rc6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg3 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg2 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 Qg1 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 a6 2. Nd3#
- 1. Rh6 e4 2. Na6#
- 1. Rh6 a5 2. Na6#
Position
- White
- king on a4, queen on b2, rook on h4, bishop on f7, knight on b4, pawns on a3, b3 and c3
- Black
- king on c5, queen on g8, pawns on a7 and e5