Mate in 3 · No. 246 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxe4 Ne8+ 2. Qxe8+ Kh6 3. Qg6#
Other defences
- 1. Qxe4 Na8 2. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 Ne6 2. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 Na6 2. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Kg5 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Ne7 3. Qg4#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nc7 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nf6 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nb6 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nf4 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nb4 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Ne3 3. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 Nc3 3. Qe5#
- 1. Qxe4 Nd5+ 2. Kg7 h3 3. Qg4#
- 1. Qxe4 Nb5 2. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 Kh6 2. Qg6#
- 1. Qxe4 h3 2. Qh7#
Position
- White
- king on f6, queen on e2, rook on b2, bishop on a3, knight on h2, pawns on a4, d2 and f3
- Black
- king on h5, knight on c7, pawns on e4 and h4