Mate in 3 · No. 264 · ~2100 · Sacrifice
Queen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Bxd7+ Kxd7 2. Qb5+ Kc7 3. Qc6#
Other defences
- 1. Bxd7+ Kxd7 2. Qb5+ Ke6 3. Qd5#
- 1. Bxd7+ Kxd7 2. Qb5+ Kd6 3. Qc6#
Position
- White
- king on a2, queen on b3, rook on f7, bishop on e6, knight on e7, pawns on a4, c2, c3, d4 and h2
- Black
- king on e8, queen on f8, rook on b8, bishops on d8 and g6, knights on b7 and g5, pawns on b6, d7, e5, f5, f6, g7 and h5