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Back-rank mate Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

883 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a back-rank mate?

The back-rank mate strikes a king trapped behind its own unmoved pawns. A rook or queen lands on the last rank, and the shelter becomes a cage.

How to spot it

Count the defenders of the enemy back rank versus your heavy pieces on the file. Deflections and exchanges that reduce the defender count by one are usually decisive.

What this set trains

One of the most common practical mates — and the reason experienced players make luft before they need it.

Foundation: 773Developing: 90Challenging: 17Advanced: 3
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Puzzle 0aPmG

Rating 600 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0gSvX

Rating 600 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0tjhK

Rating 601 backRankMateendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0ZPyM

Rating 601 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 073vR

Rating 603 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0PecJ

Rating 603 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 04ANp

Rating 604 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0I1iy

Rating 604 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0sVsQ

Rating 604 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0ukfc

Rating 604 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0WhZB

Rating 604 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0ZSXL

Rating 604 backRankMateendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0I35k

Rating 605 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0TlaR

Rating 605 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 06J1J

Rating 606 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0bvp0

Rating 606 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0fIiL

Rating 606 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0hd2O

Rating 606 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0M9dP

Rating 606 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0QNFE

Rating 606 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 06hiR

Rating 607 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0AKET

Rating 607 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0ApWp

Rating 607 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0KrXt

Rating 607 backRankMateendgamemate
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