Mate in 3 · No. 428 · EasierQueen and rook
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 Ka7 3. Qxb7#
Other defences
- 1. Qxd6 Nh7 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 dxc4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 b6 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 d4 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 a4 3. Qxa4#
- 1. Qxd6 Nd7 2. Qxd7 b5 3. Qb7#
- 1. Qxd6 Ng6 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 Ne6 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Nh7 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Nd7 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Ng6 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Ne6 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Ka8 3. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 Ka6 3. Qxb7#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 dxc4 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 d4 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Qxd6 Ka7 2. Qc7 a4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qxd6 dxc4 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 b6 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 d4 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 a4 2. Qb8#
- 1. Qxd6 b5 2. Qa6#
Position
- White
- king on c8, queen on f4, rook on d3, pawns on c4 and f2
- Black
- king on a8, queen on d6, knight on f8, pawns on a5, b7 and d5