Mate in 3 · No. 1 · ~2400 · QuietRook, bishop and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Rh2 3. Nxf5#
Other defences
- 1. Rd8 Re6 2. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Rd5 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Rc5 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Rb5 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Rxf2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Bh2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Bxf2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Nxf3 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Nxd3 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 Nc2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 fxg4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 gxf2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 e6 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 f4 3. Nf5#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 h2 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Ra5+ 2. Kxa5 e5 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Re4 2. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 Rxe3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Rh2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Rxf2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Bh2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Bxf2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Nxf3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Nxd3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 Nc2 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 fxg4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Rxg4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Rg3 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Rh2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Bh2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Nxf3 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Nxd3 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 Nc2 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 fxg4 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 e6 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 f4 3. Nf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 h2 3. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 f1=Q 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 f1=R 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 f1=B 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 gxf2 2. Bxe5 f1=N 3. Nxf5#
- 1. Rd8 e6 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 f4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Rd8 h2 2. Rh8#
Position
- White
- king on a4, rook on d4, bishop on a1, knights on b4 and e3, pawns on c4, d3, f2, f3 and g4
- Black
- king on h4, rooks on e5 and g2, bishop on g1, knight on e1, pawns on e7, f5, g3, g5 and h3