Mate in 3 · No. 357 · HarderRook, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rh8 Re8 2. Rxe8 Ka7 3. Ra8#
Other defences
- 1. Rh8 Ka7 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re8 2. Rxe8 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re8 2. Rxe8 a4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re8 2. Rxe8 c2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re8 2. Rxe8 b2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re7+ 2. Kxe7 Ka7 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re7+ 2. Kxe7 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re7+ 2. Kxe7 a4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re7+ 2. Kxe7 c2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re7+ 2. Kxe7 b2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re6 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rh5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rg5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rf5+ 2. gxf5 Ka7 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rf5+ 2. gxf5 cxd3 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rf5+ 2. gxf5 a4 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rf5+ 2. gxf5 c2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rf5+ 2. gxf5 b2 3. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rd5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rc5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Rb5 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re2 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 Re1 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 cxd3 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 a4 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 c2 2. Ra8#
- 1. Rh8 b2 2. Ra8#
Position
- White
- king on f7, rook on h7, bishop on c7, knights on b6 and d6, pawns on d3, f4, g4 and h3
- Black
- king on a6, rook on e5, pawns on a5, b3, c3 and c4