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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 0hExx

Rating 727 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0IJis

Rating 727 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0nAL7

Rating 727 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 0VRW8

Rating 727 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0OMeS

Rating 729 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0dh08

Rating 730 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0gsRJ

Rating 730 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0phzy

Rating 730 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0XaDY

Rating 730 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 08az4

Rating 731 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0cYu8

Rating 731 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Du1D

Rating 731 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Ym9b

Rating 731 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0bXHF

Rating 732 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0vBOl

Rating 732 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0VyWZ

Rating 732 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 06Aiy

Rating 733 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0Gh5B

Rating 733 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0RRVg

Rating 733 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0JtQf

Rating 734 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0k05E

Rating 734 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 03fGe

Rating 735 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0ni1I

Rating 735 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 04hZD

Rating 736 backRankMateendgamemate
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