Mate in 3 · No. 517 · EasierQueen and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb8 3. Qg7#
Other defences
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rd7 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rc7 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Ra7 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb6 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb4 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb3 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb2 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rb1 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 exd6 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 fxe3 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 e6 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 e5 3. Qe8#
- 1. Qf7+ Kh6 2. Qg6#
Position
- White
- king on f5, queen on c4, knight on d6, pawns on a3, e3, f3 and h4
- Black
- king on h7, rook on b7, pawns on e7 and f4