Mate in 3 · No. 244 · ~2000 · Sacrifice
Queen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxe6+ Kxe6 2. c5+ Rd5 3. Bxd5#
Other defences
- 1. Rxe6+ Kc5 2. Qa5#
Position
- White
- king on c2, queen on d8, rook on h6, bishop on a2, knight on h5, pawns on c4, e3, e4, f3 and h2
- Black
- king on d6, queen on f8, rooks on d7 and f7, bishop on e6, knight on a8, pawns on e5 and g4