Mate in 3 · No. 214 · HarderQueen, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bh8 3. Qb7#
Other defences
- 1. Qxc7 Rg8 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rg7 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rh6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rf6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Re6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rd6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rc6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bg7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bf6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Be5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bd4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bc3 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 Bb2 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 d6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 a5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rb6 2. Qxb6 d5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rg5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Rxg4 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bh8 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bg7 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bf6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Be5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bd4 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bc3 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 Bb2 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 d6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 a5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxc7 d5 2. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on c2, queen on d6, bishop on f2, knights on c5 and g4, pawns on b3, b4 and e3
- Black
- king on a8, rook on g6, bishop on a1, pawns on a6, c7 and d7