Mate in 3 · No. 477 · HarderTwo rooks, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 Bh3 3. Rh7#
Other defences
- 1. Nf8 Ba8 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bb7 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bc6 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bd5 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 Bf3 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 Be2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 Bd1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 g5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 h4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 f4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg4 2. Rc7 e4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Be4 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Ba8 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bb7 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bc6 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bd5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Be4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bh3 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bf3 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bh1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 Bf1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 g5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 h4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 f4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Bg2 2. Rc7 e4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 Be2 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bh1 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 Bd1 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Ba8 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bb7 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bc6 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bd5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bg4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Be4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bg2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Be2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bh1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 Bd1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 h4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 g4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 f4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 g5 2. Rc7 e4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Kh5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Ba8 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bb7 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bc6 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bh5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bd5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bg4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Be4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bg2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Be2 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bh1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 Bd1 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 g5 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 f4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 e4 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 h4 2. Rc7 h3 3. Rh7#
- 1. Nf8 f4 2. Rxg6#
- 1. Nf8 e4 2. Rxg6#
Position
- White
- king on f6, rooks on c1 and g1, bishop on d3, knight on d7, pawns on e3 and h2
- Black
- king on h6, bishop on f3, pawns on e5, f5, g6 and h5