Mate in 3 · No. 430 · HarderQueen and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd6 Bg8 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
Other defences
- 1. Qd6 Be8 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 Bg6 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 Be6 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 Bh5 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 Bd5 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 Kb5 2. Qc5+ Ka6 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qd6 Kb5 2. Qc5+ Ka4 3. Qa5#
- 1. Qd6 b6 2. Qc6+ Kxb4 3. Be1#
- 1. Qd6 b6 2. Qc6+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 e4 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
- 1. Qd6 b5 2. Qc5+ Kd3 3. Qc2#
Position
- White
- king on b2, queen on f6, bishop on f2, pawn on b4
- Black
- king on c4, bishop on f7, pawns on b7 and e5