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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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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

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Puzzle 0OZpv

Rating 836 backRankMatemastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0A658

Rating 838 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0CsPB

Rating 838 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0ENyl

Rating 838 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 09VD7

Rating 840 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0EOD6

Rating 843 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Dkvz

Rating 844 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05k87

Rating 848 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 09BH9

Rating 848 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 02m66

Rating 849 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0AloM

Rating 849 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0KOdM

Rating 850 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0KLCu

Rating 851 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0NaiT

Rating 852 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 03YqX

Rating 855 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0CZ1n

Rating 855 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 00wL8

Rating 856 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 0L4Ea

Rating 859 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 01rGp

Rating 860 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0HRtA

Rating 862 backRankMateendgamemate
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