Mate in 3 · No. 289 · HarderQueen and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bd5 Ka7 2. Qc6 Kb8 3. Qb7#
Other defences
- 1. Bd5 Kc8 2. Qe8#
- 1. Bd5 Ka7 2. Qc6 Ka6 3. Qa4#
- 1. Bd5 Ka7 2. Qc6 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c6 2. Qxc6 Ka7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c6 2. Qxc6 Nc7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c6 2. Qxc6 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 b5 2. Qc6 Kc8 3. Qe8#
- 1. Bd5 b5 2. Qc6 Ka7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 b5 2. Qc6 Nb6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 b5 2. Qc6 b4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c5 2. Qc6 Ka7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c5 2. Qc6 Nc7 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c5 2. Qc6 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Bd5 c5 2. Qc6 c4 3. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on h2, queen on g6, bishop on g8, pawns on a2 and e3
- Black
- king on b8, knight on a8, pawns on b6 and c7