Mate in 3 · No. 128 · ~1700 · Sacrifice
Queen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Nh8 3. Qxg5#
Other defences
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Nf8 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Ne5 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Nf4 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Bg1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Re2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rh1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rg1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rf1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rd1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rc1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Rb1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 Ra1 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 exf3 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 exd3 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 e6 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 g4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 e2 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Nxf5+ Qxf5 2. Rxf5 e5 3. Qxg5#
Position
- White
- king on a8, queen on h6, rook on c5, bishop on a6, knight on d4, pawns on d3, f3 and g2
- Black
- king on h4, queen on f7, rook on e1, bishops on h2 and h5, knight on g6, pawns on e3, e4, e7, f5, g3 and g5