Mate in 3 · No. 290 · HarderQueen, two rooks and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh7 Ng7 2. Rxg7 Kb5 3. Qxa4#
Other defences
- 1. Rh7 Kb5 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ng7 2. Rxg7 c5 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ng7 2. Rxg7 b5 3. Rxc6#
- 1. Rh7 Ng7 2. Rxg7 a2 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ne7 2. Rxe7 Kb5 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ne7 2. Rxe7 c5 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ne7 2. Rxe7 b5 3. Rxc6#
- 1. Rh7 Ne7 2. Rxe7 a2 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Nh6 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Nd6 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Nh4 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Nd4 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Ng3 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 Nxe3 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 c5 2. Qxa4#
- 1. Rh7 b5 2. Rxc6#
- 1. Rh7 a2 2. Qxa4#
Position
- White
- king on d3, queen on d1, rooks on c4 and h1, bishop on c3, pawns on e3, f4 and g4
- Black
- king on a6, knight on f5, pawns on a3, a4, b6 and c6