Mate in 3 · No. 417 · HarderTwo bishops
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Ne3 3. Bg7#
Other defences
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Nc3 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Nf2 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Nb2 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Bf5 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Be4 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Bd3 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Bc2 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 Ba2 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rxg4 2. hxg4 f2 3. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rg3 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rg2 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rh1 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Rf1 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Re1 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Ne3 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Nc3 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Nf2 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Nb2 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Bf5 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Be4 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Bd3 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Bc2 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 Ba2 2. Bg7#
- 1. Kg8 f2 2. Bg7#
Position
- White
- king on f7, bishops on c4 and f6, pawns on g4, h2 and h3
- Black
- king on h6, rook on g1, bishop on b1, knight on d1, pawns on f3, g5 and g6