Mate in 3 · No. 492 · HarderRook and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kf7 Qc3 2. bxc3 Kh7 3. Rh8#
Other defences
- 1. Kf7 Kh7 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qh4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qxb4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qg3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qc3 2. bxc3 h4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qc3 2. bxc3 g3 3. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qc3 2. bxc3 e2 3. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qf2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qe2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qd2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qh1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qg1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qf1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qd1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qc1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qb1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 Qa1 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 h4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 g3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kf7 e2 2. Rh8#
Position
- White
- king on e6, rook on c8, knights on b4 and g6, pawns on a4, b2 and f4
- Black
- king on h6, queen on e1, pawns on e3, f5, g4 and h5