Mate in 3 · No. 25 · HarderQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Rf8 3. Qxg7#
Other defences
- 1. Rxe7 Rf8 2. Qxf8#
- 1. Rxe7 Re8 2. Qxe8#
- 1. Rxe7 Rd8 2. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 Rc8 2. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 Rb8 2. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 Ra8 2. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Re8 3. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Rd8 3. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Rc8 3. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Rb8 3. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 Ra8 3. Qxg7#
- 1. Rxe7 h6 2. Qg6 h5 3. Qxh5#
- 1. Rxe7 g6 2. Qxh7#
- 1. Rxe7 h5 2. Qxh5#
- 1. Rxe7 g5 2. Qxh7#
Position
- White
- king on g2, queen on f7, rook on d7, pawns on b5 and f3
- Black
- king on h8, rook on g8, bishop on e7, pawns on b6, b7, g3, g7 and h7