Mate in 3 · No. 486 · HarderQueen and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rh8 3. Qg5#
Other defences
- 1. Qe3 Rh8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rg8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rf8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Re8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rd8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rb8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Ra8 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rc7 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rc6 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rc5 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Rxc4 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rg8 3. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rf8 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Re8 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rd8 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rb8 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Ra8 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rc7 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rc6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rc5 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Rxc4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Kh4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 Kg4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 hxg2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 h6 3. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 e6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kh5 2. f5 e5 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 Kg4 2. Qxh3+ Kxf4 3. Qf3#
- 1. Qe3 hxg2 2. Qg3+ Kh5 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe3 h6 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 e6 2. Qxh3#
- 1. Qe3 h5 2. Qg3#
- 1. Qe3 e5 2. Qxh3#
Position
- White
- king on e1, queen on c1, knight on f7, pawns on a2, c4, f4, g2 and h2
- Black
- king on h4, rook on c8, pawns on e7, h3 and h7