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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 0BmOp

Rating 816 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0GnPa

Rating 818 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Cz6K

Rating 819 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 07OAB

Rating 822 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0HOr4

Rating 822 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 087J6

Rating 823 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0FrUE

Rating 823 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0NwV7

Rating 823 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0NWvA

Rating 823 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0E01p

Rating 824 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0EZYU

Rating 825 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05Pp0

Rating 828 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0579P

Rating 829 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0CMyW

Rating 832 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 01srl

Rating 833 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08wjB

Rating 833 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0AaxQ

Rating 833 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0JAyX

Rating 834 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 053Os

Rating 835 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0JMG7

Rating 835 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 02HAo

Rating 836 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0OWXq

Rating 836 backRankMateendgamemate
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