Mate in 3 · No. 368 · EasierQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 Kb8 3. Qxb7#
Other defences
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 Nb4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 Nxc3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 Nc1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 d4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bg7 2. Qxg7 b4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bf6 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Be5 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Kb8 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Nb4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Nc3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Nc1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bd4+ 2. cxd4 b4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Bxc3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Kb8 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Ka7 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Nb4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Nxc3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 Nc1 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 b6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxh7 d4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxh7 b4 2. Qxb7#
Position
- White
- king on f2, queen on d3, rook on h1, knight on c5, pawns on c3 and d2
- Black
- king on a8, rook on h7, bishop on h8, knight on a2, pawns on b5, b7 and d5