Mate in 3 · No. 398 · HarderQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxe5 Kb8 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
Other defences
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 Ra7 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 Ra6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 Rc5 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 Rb5 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 Rxa4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 dxc4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 c5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka8 2. Qxc7 d4 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Kb7 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Kb7 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Kb6 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 Rc5 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 Rb5 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 Rxa4 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 dxc4 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 c5 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ka6 2. Qxc7 d4 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Ra6 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rc5 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rc5 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rb5 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rb5 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rb5 2. Qxc7+ Rb7 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rxa4 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 Rxa4 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 dxc4 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 dxc4 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 c5 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 c5 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
- 1. Qxe5 d4 2. Qxc7+ Ka8 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxe5 d4 2. Qxc7+ Ka6 3. Qa7#
Position
- White
- king on g4, queen on e4, rook on e7, knight on h5, pawns on a2, a4, b4, c4 and g3
- Black
- king on a7, rooks on a5 and e5, pawns on c6, c7 and d5