Mate in 3 · No. 268 · HarderQueen, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bxd3 a6 2. Bxa6 Ka8 3. Qb7#
Other defences
- 1. Bxd3 Ka8 2. Qc8#
- 1. Bxd3 a6 2. Bxa6 e5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a6 2. Bxa6 d5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a6 2. Bxa6 a4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 e5 2. Ba6 Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 e5 2. Ba6 d5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 e5 2. Ba6 e4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 e5 2. Ba6 a4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 d5 2. Ba6 Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 d5 2. Ba6 e5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 d5 2. Ba6 d4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 d5 2. Ba6 a4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a4 2. Ba6 Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a4 2. Ba6 e5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a4 2. Ba6 d5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bxd3 a4 2. Ba6 a3 3. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on f7, queen on d7, bishops on g5 and g6, knight on c3, pawns on d2 and g3
- Black
- king on b8, rook on d3, pawns on a5, a7, d6 and e6