Mate in 3 · No. 396 · HarderQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qc5 Be5 2. Qxe5 Kh6 3. Qxg5#
Other defences
- 1. Qc5 Bd8 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bb8 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bd6 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bb6 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Be5 2. Qxe5 Kg6 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Be5 2. Qxe5 Kg4 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Be5 2. Qxe5 h2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Be5 2. Qxe5 f2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Ba5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 Kh6 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 Kg6 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 Kh4 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 Kg4 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 h2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Bxf4+ 2. gxf4 f2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Kh6 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Kg6 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 Kg4 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 h2 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qc5 f2 2. Qxg5#
Position
- White
- king on d2, queen on c3, rook on e7, bishop on b2, pawns on b4, f4 and g3
- Black
- king on h5, bishop on c7, pawns on f3, g5 and h3