Mate in 3 · No. 484 · HarderQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Nc6 3. Qe2#
Other defences
- 1. Qxg4 Rc8 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rc7 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Na6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Nd5 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Nd3 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Nxc2 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Na2 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rh6+ 2. Bxh6 Kf1 3. Qd1#
- 1. Qxg4 Rg6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rf6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re8 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re7 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rh6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rg6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rf6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rd6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rc6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Rb6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Ra6 3. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re5 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re4 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re3 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Re2 3. Qxe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Nc6 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Na6 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Nd5 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Nd3 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Nxc2 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Na2 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Re6 2. Rh2 Kf1 3. Qg1#
- 1. Qxg4 Rd6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rb6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Ra6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Rc5 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Na6 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Nd5 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Nd3 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Nxc2 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Na2 2. Qe2#
- 1. Qxg4 Kf1 2. Qd1#
Position
- White
- king on h1, queen on c8, rook on g2, bishop on f8, pawns on c2, d4 and f4
- Black
- king on e1, queen on g4, rook on c6, knight on b4, pawns on c3 and c4