Mate in 3 · No. 291 · HarderTwo rooks and two bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxh5 Kf6 2. e5+ Ke6 3. Re7#
Other defences
- 1. Rxh5 Kd6 2. Bd7 h6 3. Rd5#
- 1. Rxh5 Kd6 2. Bd7 f3 3. Rd5#
- 1. Rxh5 Kd6 2. Bd7 b3 3. Rd5#
- 1. Rxh5 h6 2. e5 f3 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 h6 2. e5 b3 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 f3 2. e5 fxe2 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 f3 2. e5 h6 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 f3 2. e5 b3 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 f3 2. e5 f2 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 b3 2. e5 bxa2 3. Bxa2#
- 1. Rxh5 b3 2. e5 h6 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 b3 2. e5 f3 3. Re7#
- 1. Rxh5 b3 2. e5 b2 3. Re7#
Position
- White
- king on e8, rooks on a7 and h4, bishops on b1 and c6, pawns on a2, e2, e4 and h2
- Black
- king on e6, rook on h5, pawns on b4, f4 and h7