Mate in 3 · No. 255 · HarderTwo bishops and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Nc8 3. Nf7#
Other defences
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Na8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Nd7 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Nd5 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Nc4 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Na4 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 Kh6 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 h6 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 e6 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 e2 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Kg5 2. Be5 h5 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Nc8 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Na8 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Nd7 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Nd5 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Nc4 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 Na4 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e6 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e2 2. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Kg5 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Nc8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Na8 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Nd7 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Nd5 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Nc4 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 Na4 3. Nf7#
- 1. Bxf5 e5 2. Bxe5 e2 3. Nf7#
Position
- White
- king on h3, bishops on a1 and d7, knights on h1 and h8, pawns on g4 and h2
- Black
- king on h6, queen on f5, knight on b6, pawns on e3, e7 and h7