Mate in 3 · No. 230 · HarderQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh6 Ne6 2. Qe4+ Kd6 3. Qxe6#
Other defences
- 1. Rh6 Ne8 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 Nh5 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 Nf5 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 Ke5 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rh6 gxh2 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 Ne8 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 Ne6 3. Qd6#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 Nh5 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 Nf5 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 Ke5 3. Qe4#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 gxh2 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 g2 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c6+ 2. Rxc6 e2 3. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 g2 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 e2 2. Qc5#
- 1. Rh6 c5 2. Qe4#
Position
- White
- king on b5, queen on b4, rook on h7, knight on a5, pawns on a4, b2, b3, f3 and h2
- Black
- king on d5, knight on g7, pawns on c7, e3 and g3