Mate in 3 · No. 427 · EasierQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Ba8 3. Qg7#
Other defences
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bb7 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bc6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bd5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Be4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bh3 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bf3 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Bf1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rxh2 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rg1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rf1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Re1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rd1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rc1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Rb1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 Ra1 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 h4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh8 2. Qg3 f4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kg8 2. Qg3+ Kh8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kg8 2. Qg3+ Kf8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kh6 2. Bf4+ Kg6 3. Qg3#
- 1. Rxe7+ Kg6 2. Qg3+ Kh6 3. Bf4#
Position
- White
- king on b8, queen on b3, rook on e4, bishop on d6, knight on c2, pawns on a4, b4, c4 and h2
- Black
- king on h7, rook on h1, bishop on g2, pawns on e7, f5, f6 and h5