Mate in 3 · No. 37 · HarderQueen, two rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxh8 Nd6 2. Qxf7+ Nxf7 3. Re8#
Other defences
- 1. Rxh8 Bd7 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Bb7 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Ba6 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Rb8 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qb8 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qd7 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qc7 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qb7 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qa6 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qa5 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qa4 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Qxa3 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Nh6 2. Re8#
- 1. Rxh8 Nh4 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Nd4 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Nxg3 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 Ne3 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 bxa3 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 h6 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 g6 2. Re8#
- 1. Rxh8 f6 2. Qe8#
- 1. Rxh8 b5 2. Qxf7#
- 1. Rxh8 b3 2. Qxf7#
Position
- White
- king on g1, queen on h5, rooks on a1 and d8, bishop on c6, knight on g5, pawns on a3, b2, c4, e5, f2, g3 and h2
- Black
- king on e7, queen on a7, rooks on a8 and h8, bishop on c8, knight on f5, pawns on b4, b6, e6, f7, g7 and h7