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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 0HWKG

Rating 885 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0DFud

Rating 888 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0NgKI

Rating 888 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0E1NN

Rating 889 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 03xKf

Rating 890 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0KFpr

Rating 892 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0AlRO

Rating 893 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 00aBq

Rating 894 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0HkvO

Rating 894 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0KoTL

Rating 894 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 00cJo

Rating 895 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0PLfl

Rating 896 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0QPDc

Rating 896 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0KSTe

Rating 899 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0HEFH

Rating 901 backRankMatedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 08q8m

Rating 902 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0F2y1

Rating 902 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05kni

Rating 903 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 09Zd3

Rating 903 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0IWmj

Rating 904 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0P1nb

Rating 905 backRankMateendgamemate
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