Mate in 3 · No. 304 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxc3 Kc8 2. Rb3 Kc7 3. Qd7#
Other defences
- 1. Rxc3 Kc8 2. Rb3 e5 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kc8 2. Rb3 c5 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb8 2. Rb3+ Kc8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb8 2. Rb3+ Ka8 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb8 2. Rb3+ Kc7 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb8 2. Rb3+ Ka7 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb7 2. Rb3+ Kc8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb7 2. Rb3+ Ka8 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb7 2. Rb3+ Kc7 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb7 2. Rb3+ Ka7 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb7 2. Rb3+ Ka6 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb6 2. Rb3+ Kc7 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb6 2. Rb3+ Ka7 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb6 2. Rb3+ Ka6 3. Qa2#
- 1. Rxc3 Kb6 2. Rb3+ Kc5 3. Qd4#
- 1. Rxc3 e5 2. Rb3 Kc8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 e5 2. Rb3 c5 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 e5 2. Rb3 e4 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 c5 2. Rb3 Kc8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 c5 2. Rb3 Kc6 3. Qd6#
- 1. Rxc3 c5 2. Rb3 e5 3. Qd7#
- 1. Rxc3 c5 2. Rb3 c4 3. Qd7#
Position
- White
- king on e7, queen on d2, rook on e3, bishop on h3, knight on f3, pawns on f2 and h2
- Black
- king on c7, bishop on c3, pawns on c6, e6, f4 and f5