Mate in 3 · No. 524 · EasierQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Nb6 3. Qxa5#
Other defences
- 1. Ra2+ Kxb4 2. Qc4#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bh8 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bxd8 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bg7 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Be7 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bg5 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Be5 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bh4 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bd4 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bc3 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Bb2 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Ba1 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Kxb4 3. Qc4#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 Qxa2 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 c6 3. Qxa5#
- 1. Ra2+ Qa3 2. Qa6 c5 3. Qxa5#
Position
- White
- king on f5, queen on e2, rook on b2, bishop on f7, knight on d8, pawns on b4 and d2
- Black
- king on a4, queen on g3, bishop on f6, knight on a8, pawns on a5 and c7