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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 0nRzT

Rating 762 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0A8RF

Rating 763 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0c7Za

Rating 763 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0uJdM

Rating 763 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0XsoX

Rating 763 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08MJl

Rating 764 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Bir2

Rating 764 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 04Ljg

Rating 765 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0FMAL

Rating 765 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0FKGU

Rating 766 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0LX0d

Rating 766 backRankMateendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0NiXl

Rating 766 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0NTOl

Rating 766 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 06GFd

Rating 767 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Cy7f

Rating 768 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0F5p4

Rating 768 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Gib9

Rating 768 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0j1zV

Rating 768 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0AEXb

Rating 769 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 0BwoT

Rating 769 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0XL3a

Rating 771 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0YmVA

Rating 771 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0eDls

Rating 772 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0dePb

Rating 774 backRankMateendgamefork
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