Mate in 3 · No. 9 · ~2100 · CaptureQueen, two rooks and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Kxf7 gxf6 2. Rh8+ Kg5 3. Nxe6#
Other defences
- 1. Kxf7 Kh7 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Rg4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kxf7 Rhxh3 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Qg5 2. Qxg7#
- 1. Kxf7 Qg4 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kxf7 Qe4 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Qxd4 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Qg3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kxf7 Qh2 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Rfxh3 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Rg3 2. Rh8#
- 1. Kxf7 Rf2 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Rf1 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Nd5 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Ng4 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Nxc4 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Ng2 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Nc2 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Nf1 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 Nd1 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 exf6 2. Rh8+ Kg5 3. Nxe6#
- 1. Kxf7 exd4 2. Qxg6#
- 1. Kxf7 e4 2. Qxg6#
Position
- White
- king on e8, queen on f6, rooks on b6 and b8, knight on d4, pawns on b3, c4 and h3
- Black
- king on h6, queen on f4, rooks on f3 and h4, knight on e3, pawns on e5, e6, e7, f5, f7, g6, g7 and h5