Mate in 3 · No. 196 · HarderRook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kc5 Qh8 2. Rxh8 cxd3 3. Ra8#
Other defences
- 1. Kc5 Qh8 2. Rxh8 a5 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh8 2. Rxh8 b4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh8 2. Rxh8 c3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh8 2. Rxh8 a3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh7 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh6 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh5+ 2. gxh5 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh5+ 2. gxh5 a5 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh5+ 2. gxh5 b4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh5+ 2. gxh5 c3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh5+ 2. gxh5 a3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qh4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qxg4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf3 2. Bxf3 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf3 2. Bxf3 a5 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf3 2. Bxf3 b4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf3 2. Bxf3 c3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf3 2. Bxf3 a3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qe3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qxd3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qxh2 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg2 2. Bxg2 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg2 2. Bxg2 a5 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg2 2. Bxg2 b4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg2 2. Bxg2 c3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qg2 2. Bxg2 a3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 Qf1 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 cxd3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 a5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 b4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 c3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Kc5 a3 2. Ra8#
Position
- White
- king on c6, rook on g8, bishop on h1, pawns on d3, d4, g4 and h2
- Black
- king on a7, queen on h3, pawns on a4, a6, b5 and c4