Mate in 3 · No. 364 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Ne8 3. Qxb5#
Other defences
- 1. Qxb3 Rh8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rg8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Re8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rd8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rc8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Ne6 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Nxh5 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Nf5 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Kb6 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Rb8+ 2. Kxb8 Ka6 3. Qxb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Ra8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf7+ 2. Bxf7 Ne8 3. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf7+ 2. Bxf7 Ne6 3. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf7+ 2. Bxf7 Nh5 3. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf7+ 2. Bxf7 Nf5 3. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf6 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf5 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf4 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf3 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rf2 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Rxf1 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Ne8 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Ne6 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Nxh5 2. Qa3#
- 1. Qxb3 Nf5 2. Qa3#
Position
- White
- king on b7, queen on d1, rook on e5, bishop on h5, knight on f1, pawns on a2, d3 and g4
- Black
- king on a5, rook on f8, knight on g7, pawns on b3, b5 and d4