Mate in 3 · No. 305 · HarderQueen, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qe7 Rxb3 2. cxb3 Ka8 3. Qxb7#
Other defences
- 1. Qe7 Ka8 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Ka7 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Rxa4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Rxb3 2. cxb3 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Rxb3 2. cxb3 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qe7 Rxb3 2. cxb3 c4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Rxb3 2. cxb3 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qe7 Ra2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 Ra1 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 b6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qe7 c4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qe7 b5 2. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on g7, queen on e3, bishop on b3, knight on d6, pawns on a4, c2 and e2
- Black
- king on b8, rook on a3, pawns on b7 and c5