Mate in 3 · No. 307 · HarderQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qh2 Bc6 2. Qh8+ Be8 3. Qxe8#
Other defences
- 1. Qh2 Kd8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Kb8 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bb7 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bd5+ 2. Kxd5 Kd8 3. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bd5+ 2. Kxd5 Kb8 3. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bd5+ 2. Kxd5 cxd4 3. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bd5+ 2. Kxd5 c4 3. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Be4 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bf3 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bg2 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 Bh1 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 cxd4 2. Qh8#
- 1. Qh2 d5+ 2. Kxc5 Kd8 3. Qb8#
- 1. Qh2 d5+ 2. Kxc5 Bb7 3. Qc7#
- 1. Qh2 d5+ 2. Kxc5 Bc6 3. Qc7#
Position
- White
- king on c4, queen on b2, rook on g7, pawns on b3 and d4
- Black
- king on c8, bishop on a8, pawns on c5 and d6