Mate in 3 · No. 514 · HarderQueen, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Ne8 3. Qb3#
Other defences
- 1. Nxe6 Nh8 2. Qe4#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd8 2. Qe4#
- 1. Nxe6 Nh6 2. Qe4#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Nc8 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Nf7 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Nb7 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Nf5 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Nb5 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 Ne4 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Nd6 2. Qf3 f5 3. Qb3#
- 1. Nxe6 Ng5 2. Nxg5 Kd4 3. Qe4#
- 1. Nxe6 Ng5 2. Nxg5 fxg5 3. Qe4#
- 1. Nxe6 Ne5 2. Qe4#
Position
- White
- king on g2, queen on f5, bishops on a5 and f8, knight on d4, pawns on a2, a3, a4 and g4
- Black
- king on c4, knight on f7, pawns on a6, e6 and f6