Mate in 3 · No. 341 · HarderRook and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kf6 Rc6+ 2. Ndxc6 Kh7 3. Rxh4#
Other defences
- 1. Kf6 Rc8 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rxe7 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rd7 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rb7 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Ra7 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc6+ 2. Ndxc6 Kh5 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc6+ 2. Ndxc6 fxg3 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc6+ 2. Ndxc6 f3 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc5 2. bxc5 Kh7 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc5 2. bxc5 Kh5 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc5 2. bxc5 fxg3 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc5 2. bxc5 f3 3. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rc4 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Rxc3 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Kh7 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 Kh5 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 fxg3 2. Rxh4#
- 1. Kf6 f3 2. Rxh4#
Position
- White
- king on e5, rook on h3, knights on d8 and e7, pawns on b4, c3, d2, f2 and g3
- Black
- king on h6, rook on c7, pawns on f4 and h4