Mate in 3 · No. 447 · HarderRook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Kh6 3. Rh7#
Other defences
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rg2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rf2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Re2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rd2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rc2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rb2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rxa2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 Rh1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 gxh4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 gxf4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 g4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Kh5 2. Bf5 e2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rg2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rf2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Re2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rd2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rc2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rb2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rxa2 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 Rh1 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 gxh4 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 gxf4 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 g4 2. Rh7#
- 1. Rb7 e2 2. Rh7#
Position
- White
- king on e6, rook on b2, bishop on e4, pawns on a2, c4, f4, g3 and h4
- Black
- king on h6, rook on h2, pawns on e3, g5 and h3