Mate in 3 · No. 271 · HarderQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qe7 Kc8 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
Other defences
- 1. Qe7 Ka8 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Be8 2. Rh8 Kc8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Be8 2. Rh8 Ka8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Be8 2. Rh8 a5 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Be8 2. Rh8 c4 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Bd7 2. Qxd7 Ka8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 Bd7 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 Bd7 2. Qxd7 c4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 Bc6 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Bc4 2. Rh8+ Bg8 3. Rxg8#
- 1. Qe7 Ba4 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 Bd3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 Be2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 Bf1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Qe7 a5 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
- 1. Qe7 c4 2. Rh8+ Be8 3. Rxe8#
Position
- White
- king on f4, queen on e3, rook on h5
- Black
- king on b8, bishop on b5, pawns on a6 and c5