Mate in 3 · No. 351 · ~2100 · CaptureQueen, two rooks and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Rh5 3. Qa8#
Other defences
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Rg5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Rf5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Re5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Rb5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Nb3 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bh8 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bg7 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bf6 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Be5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Be3 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bc3 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bxf2 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Bb2 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 Ba1 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 b5 3. Qa8#
- 1. Qxb8+ Ka6 2. bxa4 c3 3. Qa8#
Position
- White
- king on a2, queen on h8, rooks on f2 and h2, knight on d7, pawns on b3, b4 and h3
- Black
- king on a7, queen on b8, rooks on c5 and d5, bishop on d4, knight on a5, pawns on a4, b6, b7, c4, c6 and d6