Mate in 3 · No. 19 · ~2100 · QuietQueen, rook and two knights
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Bg8 3. Qg5#
Other defences
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Kh6 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Nd5 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Nd3 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Ng2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Nxe2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Re4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Rxf3 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Rd3 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Rxc3 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Rxe2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Qg2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Qf2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Qxe2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Qh1 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 Qg1 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 gxf3 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 g5 3. Qxg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 e4 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rf8+ 2. Kxf8 g2 3. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Re8 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rxd8 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Kh6 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Nd5 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Nd3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Ng2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Nxe2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Re4 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rxf3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rd3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rxc3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Rxe2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Qg2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Qf2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Qxe2 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Qh1 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 Qg1 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 gxf3 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 g5 2. Qxg5#
- 1. Qe7 e4 2. Qg5#
- 1. Qe7 g2 2. Qg5#
Position
- White
- king on f7, queen on a3, rook on d2, knights on c3 and d8, pawns on a4, c4, e2, f3 and h4
- Black
- king on h5, queen on h2, rooks on e3 and g8, bishops on h7 and h8, knight on f4, pawns on e5, e6, g3, g4, g6, g7 and h3