Mate in 3 · No. 22 · HarderQueen, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qh6 Qxg3 2. fxg3 Kh8 3. Qg7#
Other defences
- 1. Qh6 Kh8 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Kf7 2. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qxg3 2. fxg3 Kf7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qxg3 2. fxg3 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxg3 2. fxg3 f5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxg3 2. fxg3 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qh2 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qg2 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Kh8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 Kf7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 f5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qxf2+ 2. Kxf2 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qh1 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 Kh8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 Kf7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 f5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qf1+ 2. Kxf1 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qe1+ 2. Kxe1 Kh8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qe1+ 2. Kxe1 Kf7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qe1+ 2. Kxe1 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qe1+ 2. Kxe1 f5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qe1+ 2. Kxe1 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qd1+ 2. Kxd1 Kh8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qd1+ 2. Kxd1 Kf7 3. Nd6#
- 1. Qh6 Qd1+ 2. Kxd1 e6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qd1+ 2. Kxd1 f5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qd1+ 2. Kxd1 e5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qc1 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qb1 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 Qa1 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 e6 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 f5 2. Qg7#
- 1. Qh6 e5 2. Qg7#
Position
- White
- king on e2, queen on f4, bishops on a2 and f8, knight on c4, pawns on f2 and g3
- Black
- king on g8, queen on g1, pawns on e7, f6 and h7