Mate in 3 · No. 218 · HarderTwo rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Kh7 3. Rbxh5#
Other defences
- 1. Kf7 Kh7 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc8 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Ng4 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Ne4 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Nh3 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Nd3 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Nh1 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 Nd1 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 fxe3 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc7+ 2. Bxc7 f3 3. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc6 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Kh7 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Ng4 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Ne4 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Nh3 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Nd3 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Nh1 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 Nd1 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 fxe3 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc5 2. Rxc5 f3 3. Rcxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Re4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rd4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rb4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Ra4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rc3 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Rxc2 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Ng4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Ne4 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Nh3 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Nd3 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Nh1 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 Nd1 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 fxe3 2. Rbxh5#
- 1. Kf7 f3 2. Rbxh5#
Position
- White
- king on f8, rooks on b5 and h4, bishop on b6, knight on d8, pawns on a2, c2, e3, g2 and h2
- Black
- king on h6, rook on c4, knight on f2, pawns on f4 and h5