Mate in 3 · No. 351 · HarderQueen, rook and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bh6 3. Nd4#
Other defences
- 1. Qc2 Bh6 2. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bh4+ 2. Nxh4#
- 1. Qc2 Bf4 2. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Be3 2. Nh4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bg5 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Ba5 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bf4 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bb4 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Be3 3. Nh4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bc3 3. Nh4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Be1 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 Bc1 3. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 Bd2+ 2. Kf1 g3 3. Rxg3#
- 1. Qc2 Bc1 2. Nd4#
- 1. Qc2 g3 2. Qe2#
Position
- White
- king on e1, queen on c1, rook on g2, knights on d5 and f5, pawns on a2 and a3
- Black
- king on f3, bishop on g5, pawns on f6 and g4