Mate in 3 · No. 287 · HarderTwo rooks
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh1 Kb8 2. Rxh4 Kc8 3. Rh8#
Other defences
- 1. Rh1 Kb8 2. Rxh4 Ka8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Kb8 2. Rxh4 d5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Kb8 2. Rxh4 a4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bd8 2. Rh8 Kb8 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rh1 Bd8 2. Rh8 d5 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rh1 Bd8 2. Rh8 a4 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rh1 Be7 2. Rxe7 Kb8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Be7 2. Rxe7 d5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Be7 2. Rxe7 a4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bf6+ 2. Kxf6 Kb8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bf6+ 2. Kxf6 d5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bf6+ 2. Kxf6 a4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bg5 2. Rh8+ Bd8 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rh1 Bg3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Bf2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 Be1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 d5 2. Rxh4 Kb8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 d5 2. Rxh4 dxe4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 d5 2. Rxh4 dxc4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 d5 2. Rxh4 a4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 a4 2. Rxh4 Kb8 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 a4 2. Rxh4 d5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 a4 2. Rxh4 a5 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rh1 a4 2. Rxh4 a3 3. Rh8#
Position
- White
- king on g7, rooks on e1 and f7, pawns on b2, c4, d4 and e4
- Black
- king on a8, bishop on h4, pawns on a5, a6 and d6