Mate in 3 · No. 269 · HarderTwo rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh7 Be7 2. Rxe7 Kb8 3. Rd8#
Other defences
- 1. Rh7 Kb8 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bf8 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Be7 2. Rxe7 exd4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Be7 2. Rxe7 b4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Ba7 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bd6 2. Rxd6 Kb8 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bd6 2. Rxd6 exd4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bd6 2. Rxd6 b4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bb6 2. Bxb6 Kb8 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bb6 2. Bxb6 exd4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bb6 2. Bxb6 b4 3. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bxd4 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Bb4 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 Ba3 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 exd4 2. Rd8#
- 1. Rh7 b4 2. Rd8#
Position
- White
- king on d2, rooks on d5 and h2, bishop on a5, knight on g6, pawns on b3, c3, d4, e4 and g4
- Black
- king on c8, bishop on c5, pawns on b5 and e5