Mate in 3 · No. 233 · HarderRook, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Ba6 Rxf3 2. Rg8+ Rf8 3. Rxf8#
Other defences
- 1. Ba6 Kb8 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rh2+ 2. Bxh2 Kb8 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rh2+ 2. Bxh2 cxb4 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rh2+ 2. Bxh2 c6 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rh2+ 2. Bxh2 d5 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rh2+ 2. Bxh2 c4 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 Kb8 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 dxe5 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 cxb4 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 c6 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 d5 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rg2 2. Rxg2 c4 3. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Re2 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rd2 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rc2 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rb2 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Ra2 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 Rf1 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 dxe5 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 cxb4 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 c6 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 d5 2. Rg8#
- 1. Ba6 c4 2. Rg8#
Position
- White
- king on h4, rook on g7, bishops on d3 and e5, knight on h7, pawns on b4, c3 and f3
- Black
- king on a8, rook on f2, pawns on a7, c5, c7 and d6