Mate in 3 · No. 58 · ~2300 · CaptureQueen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ng8 3. Qd7#
Other defences
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Nec8 3. Qd7#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ng6 3. Qd7#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Nexc6 3. Qd7#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Nac8 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Naxc6 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Nb5 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Bb8 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Bc7 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Rd4 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Rd3 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Rxd2 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Rxa6 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Rb5 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ra4 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ra3 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ra2 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 Ra1 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 f4 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kd8 2. Kxb7 e4 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kc7 2. Nxd5+ Kd8 3. Qf8#
- 1. Nxb6+ Kc7 2. Nxd5+ Kc8 3. Qf8#
Position
- White
- king on a8, queen on g7, rook on a6, bishop on c6, knight on d7, pawns on b2, c3, c4, d2 and f3
- Black
- king on c8, queen on b6, rooks on a5 and d5, bishop on d6, knights on a7 and e7, pawns on b7, c5, e5 and f5