Mate in 3 · No. 353 · HarderQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qd8#
Other defences
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 a6 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 e3 3. Qc8#
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 dxe4 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 dxe4 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 a6 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 d4 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b6 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 dxe4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 b6 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 d4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a6 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qd8#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 a6 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 d3 3. Qc8#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 d4 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 dxe4 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 a6 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 d4 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 b4 3. Qb7#
- 1. hxg3 b5 2. Qxd7 a5 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 Kb8 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 dxe4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 b6 3. Qa7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 d4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 a4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. hxg3 a5 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qa7#
Position
- White
- king on b1, queen on d6, rook on f7, bishop on f8, pawns on c2, e4, h2, h3 and h4
- Black
- king on a8, queen on g3, pawns on a7, b7, d5 and d7