Mate in 3 · No. 319 · HarderTwo rooks
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 Nh4 3. Raxa4#
Other defences
- 1. Ra2 Rd8 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd7 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rh6 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rg6 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rf6 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Re6 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 Nf4 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 Ne3 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 Ne1 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 Be2 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 dxc3 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 a3 3. Rxa3#
- 1. Ra2 Rc6+ 2. Kxc6 d2 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rb6 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 Nh4 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 Nf4 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 Ne3 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 Ne1 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 Be2 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 dxc3 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 a3 3. Rxa3#
- 1. Ra2 Rd5+ 2. cxd5 d2 3. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Nh4 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Nf4 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Ne3 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Ne1 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 Be2 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 dxc3 2. Raxa4#
- 1. Ra2 a3 2. Rxa3#
- 1. Ra2 d2 2. Raxa4#
Position
- White
- king on c5, rooks on b4 and e2, pawns on c3 and c4
- Black
- king on a5, rook on d6, bishop on f1, knight on g2, pawns on a4, a6, d3 and d4