Mate in 3 · No. 26 · ~1500 · QuietRook and bishop
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Kb8 3. Rxd8#
Other defences
- 1. Rg8 Kb8 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rh6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rg6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rf6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Re6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rc6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rb6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rd5 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rd4 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rd3 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rd2 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 Rd1 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 bxa4 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 c6 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rh6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rg6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rf6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Re6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rc6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rd5 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rd4 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rd3 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rd2 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 Rd1 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 bxa4 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 c6 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 b4 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b6+ 2. Kxa6 c5 3. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 b4 2. Rxd8#
- 1. Rg8 c5 2. Rxd8#
Position
- White
- king on a5, rook on g3, bishop on a4, pawns on a3, c2, f3 and h4
- Black
- king on a8, rook on d6, bishop on a6, knight on d8, pawns on a7, b5, b7, c7 and d7