Mate in 3 · No. 488 · HarderQueen, two rooks and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxb5 axb4 2. Rxc1 Ka8 3. Ra1#
Other defences
- 1. Qxb5 Ka8 2. Qa6#
- 1. Qxb5 Bh6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 Bg5 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 Bf4 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 Be3 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 Bd2 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 Bxb2 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 axb4 2. Rxc1 c6 3. Ra1#
- 1. Qxb5 axb4 2. Rxc1 b3 3. Ra1#
- 1. Qxb5 axb4 2. Rxc1 c5 3. Ra1#
- 1. Qxb5 c6 2. Qb7#
- 1. Qxb5 a4 2. Qa5#
- 1. Qxb5 c5 2. Qb7#
Position
- White
- king on g4, queen on h5, rooks on b4 and h1, knight on f8, pawns on b2 and d3
- Black
- king on a7, bishop on c1, pawns on a5, b5 and c7