Mate in 3 · No. 394 · HarderQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxb3 d6+ 2. Kxd5 Ka6 3. Ra8#
Other defences
- 1. Qxb3 Bg8 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Ba8 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bf7 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bb7 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Be6 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bc6 2. Qb6#
- 1. Qxb3 Be4 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bxc4 2. Qb6#
- 1. Qxb3 Bf3 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bg2 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Bh1 2. Qb5#
- 1. Qxb3 Ka6 2. Qb6#
Position
- White
- king on c5, queen on a2, rook on f8, bishop on e1, knight on c3, pawns on a4 and c4
- Black
- king on a5, bishop on d5, pawns on b3 and d7