Mate in 3 · No. 220 · HarderQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd5 Kg7 2. Rb7+ Kh8 3. Qd8#
Other defences
- 1. Qd5 Kg7 2. Rb7+ Kf8 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd5 Kg7 2. Rb7+ Kh6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qd5 Kg7 2. Rb7+ Kg6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qd5 Kg7 2. Rb7+ Kf6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 Ke7 2. Rb7+ Kf8 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd5 Ke7 2. Rb7+ Ke8 3. Qg8#
- 1. Qd5 Ke7 2. Rb7+ Kf6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 Kg6 2. Rb7 Kh6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qd5 Kg6 2. Rb7 Kf6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 Kg6 2. Rb7 d2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qd5 d2 2. Rb7 Kg6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qd5 d2 2. Rb7 d1=Q 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 d2 2. Rb7 d1=R 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 d2 2. Rb7 d1=B 3. Qf7#
- 1. Qd5 d2 2. Rb7 d1=N 3. Qf7#
Position
- White
- king on a8, queen on b3, rook on b2, pawn on f4
- Black
- king on f6, pawn on d3