Mate in 3 · No. 281 · HarderQueen and two bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 Kd7 3. Qe8#
Other defences
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 Kf6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 cxb3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 cxd2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 cxb2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 c5 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 h3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 Ke6 2. Bf4 c2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb3 2. Bf4 Ke6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb3 2. Bf4 cxb2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb3 2. Bf4 c5 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb3 2. Bf4 h3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 Ke6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 cxb3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 c5 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 h3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 c3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 b1=Q 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 b1=R 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 b1=B 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 cxb2 2. Bf4 b1=N 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 c5 2. Bf4 Ke6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 c5 2. Bf4 cxb3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 c5 2. Bf4 cxb2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 c5 2. Bf4 h3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 h3 2. Bf4 Ke6 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 h3 2. Bf4 cxb3 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 h3 2. Bf4 cxb2 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 h3 2. Bf4 c5 3. Qf7#
- 1. Bxb2 h3 2. Bf4 h2 3. Qf7#
Position
- White
- king on f8, queen on h5, bishops on a1 and h6, pawns on a4, b3 and d2
- Black
- king on f6, bishop on b2, pawns on c3, c4, c6 and h4