Mate in 3 · No. 49 · HarderQueen, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qd6 Rxh6 2. Bxd7+ Ka5 3. Qxc5#
Other defences
- 1. Qd6 Rg5 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rxf5 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh4 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh3+ 2. Kxh3 Kb5 3. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh3+ 2. Kxh3 Ka5 3. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh3+ 2. Kxh3 a5 3. Bxd7#
- 1. Qd6 Rh3+ 2. Kxh3 c4 3. Qb4#
- 1. Qd6 Rh3+ 2. Kxh3 a2 3. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh2 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Rh1 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Kb5 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 Ka5 2. Qxa6#
- 1. Qd6 a5 2. Bxd7#
- 1. Qd6 c4 2. Qb4#
- 1. Qd6 a2 2. Qxa6#
Position
- White
- king on g3, queen on d2, bishop on f5, knights on b8 and h6, pawns on c2, c3, f2 and g4
- Black
- king on a4, rook on h5, pawns on a3, a6, c5 and d7