Mate in 3 · No. 114 · ~2100 · CaptureQueen, rook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qd8 3. Qxb3#
Other defences
- 1. dxc4 Nf8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nb8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nf6 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Ne5 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qc8 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qb8 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qh7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qg7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qf7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qe7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Qd7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bf8 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Be7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Be5 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bxc5 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bxf4 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Be8 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bd7 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bd5 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bxb5 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Be4 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bf3 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bg2 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 Bh1 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 bxc5 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Nc5 2. bxc5 d3 3. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Qd8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Qc8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Qb8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bf8 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Be7 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Be5 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bc5 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bxf4 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bxb4 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bd5 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bxb5 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Be4 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bf3 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bg2 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 Bh1 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 axb4 2. Qxb3#
- 1. dxc4 d3 2. Qxb3#
Position
- White
- king on a2, queen on c2, rook on b5, bishop on f5, pawns on b4, d3 and f4
- Black
- king on a4, queen on c7, rook on b3, bishops on c6 and d6, knight on d7, pawns on a3, a5, b6, b7, c4 and d4