Mate in 3 · No. 19 · EasierQueen, two rooks and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Rg8 3. Qh6#
Other defences
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Rf8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qg8 3. Qh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qf8 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qd8 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qc8 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qb8 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qf7 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qe7 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qd7 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qg6 3. Qxg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qe6 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Qxe5 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Rd8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Rc8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Rb8 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Ra7 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Ra6 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Ne6 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Na6 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 Nb5 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 c5 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 b5 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 h4 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Kh7 2. Rf6 a4 3. Rh6#
- 1. Qg5+ Qg6 2. Qxg6#
Position
- White
- king on g1, queen on f5, rooks on a1 and f1, knight on e5, pawns on a2, b2, c3, d4, g2 and h3
- Black
- king on g7, queen on e8, rooks on a8 and h8, knight on c7, pawns on a5, b6, c6, d5 and h5