Mate in 3 · No. 10 · ~2300 · SacrificeQueen, two bishops and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bc6+ N7xc6 2. Qxa3+ Kb5 3. Nc7#
Other defences
- 1. Bc6+ Nb5 2. Qxa3#
- 1. Bc6+ N5xc6 2. Qxa3+ Kb5 3. Nc7#
- 1. Bc6+ Rxc6 2. Qb4#
- 1. Bc6+ dxc6 2. Qxa3+ Kb5 3. Nc7#
- 1. Bc6+ b5 2. Qxa3#
Position
- White
- king on f4, queen on d6, bishops on b7 and g3, knight on a6, pawns on b2, d2, d4 and f2
- Black
- king on a4, queen on c1, rook on c4, bishop on b3, knights on a5 and a7, pawns on a3, b6, c3, d3, d5 and d7