Mate in 3 · No. 308 · HarderQueen, two rooks and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kf6 Rf3+ 2. Qxf3 Kh7 3. Qh1#
Other defences
- 1. Kf6 Kh5 2. Qh7#
- 1. Kf6 Rh5 2. Qg7#
- 1. Kf6 Rh4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rg3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rf3+ 2. Qxf3 Kh5 3. Qh1#
- 1. Kf6 Rf3+ 2. Qxf3 gxf3 3. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rf3+ 2. Qxf3 e5 3. Qh1#
- 1. Kf6 Rf3+ 2. Qxf3 g3 3. Qh1#
- 1. Kf6 Re3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rxd3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rh2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 Rh1 2. Qxh1#
- 1. Kf6 e5 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf6 g3 2. Rh8#
Position
- White
- king on e7, queen on b7, rooks on d6 and e8, knight on d1, pawns on a4, d2 and d3
- Black
- king on h6, rook on h3, pawns on e6 and g4