Mate in 3 · No. 383 · HarderQueen, rook and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Kb8 3. Qxb7#
Other defences
- 1. Rxb6 Kb8 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Ka7 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bf8 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rxd4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rd3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rxe2 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rc2 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rb2 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Ra2 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Rd1 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Ng3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Ne3 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 Nh2 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg7+ 2. Qxg7 a4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bg5 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Bf4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Be3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxd4 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rd3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rxe2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rc2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rb2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Ra2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Rd1 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Ng3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Ne3 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 Nh2 2. Qxb7#
- 1. Rxb6 a4 2. Qxb7#
Position
- White
- king on h8, queen on h7, rook on e6, knights on d4 and e2, pawns on f2 and g4
- Black
- king on a8, rook on d2, bishop on h6, knight on f1, pawns on a5, b6 and b7