Mate in 3 · No. 469 · HarderQueen and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rf8 3. Bc3#
Other defences
- 1. Qxd4 Rf8 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Rf7 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Rh6 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Rg6 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Re6 2. Qf2#
- 1. Qxd4 Rd6 2. Qf2#
- 1. Qxd4 Rc6 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Rb6 2. Qd1#
- 1. Qxd4 Ra6 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Rf5 2. Qa1#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rf7 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rh6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rg6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Re6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rd6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rc6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rb6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Ra6 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 Rf5 3. Bc3#
- 1. Qxd4 Ke1 2. Qd3 h3 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxd4 h3 2. Qa1#
Position
- White
- king on f3, queen on c5, bishop on h8, pawns on a3 and c4
- Black
- king on f1, rook on f6, pawns on d4, f4 and h4