Mate in 3 · No. 28 · ~1800 · Sacrifice
Queen, rook, bishop and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rxg5+ Kh6 2. Rg6+ Kh7 3. Qh6#
Other defences
- 1. Rxg5+ Kh6 2. Rg6+ Kh5 3. Qh6#
- 1. Rxg5+ Kxh4 2. Ng6#
- 1. Rxg5+ fxg5 2. Qxg5#
Position
- White
- king on b7, queen on e3, rook on g3, bishop on d7, knight on h8, pawns on a2 and h4
- Black
- king on h5, queen on h2, rooks on f3 and h3, knight on g5, pawns on e6, e7, f5 and f6