Mate in 3 · No. 487 · EasierQueen and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Kg8 3. Qd8#
Other defences
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qc8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qc7 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qc6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qe5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qc5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qa5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qd4 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qc4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qb4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qh3 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qg3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qf3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qe3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qd3 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qb3 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qa3 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qd2 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qxc2 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qb2 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qe1 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Qxa1 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 f5 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 g4 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Kh8 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Kf8 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qc8 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qc7 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qc6 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qe5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qc5 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qa5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qd4 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qc4 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qb4 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qh3 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qg3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qf3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qe3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qd3 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qb3 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qa3 3. Qg7#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qd2 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qxc2 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qb2 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qe1 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 Qxa1 3. Qc8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 f5 3. Qd8#
- 1. Qd7+ Kg8 2. Kg6 g4 3. Qd8#
Position
- White
- king on h5, queen on g4, knight on a1, pawns on a2, a4, c2 and e4
- Black
- king on h7, queen on c3, pawns on f6 and g5