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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 03HnL

Rating 907 advancedPawnbackRankMatemate
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Puzzle 0NWlR

Rating 907 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0LI1r

Rating 908 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 02ahl

Rating 911 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0IoBT

Rating 911 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 07W7D

Rating 912 backRankMateendgamemaster
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Puzzle 07reF

Rating 915 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0LTLZ

Rating 918 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0N4qs

Rating 918 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0GYwD

Rating 920 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0FnNq

Rating 921 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0O1rq

Rating 921 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 06685

Rating 922 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05US6

Rating 923 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 09J1Y

Rating 923 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0GNC7

Rating 923 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0MS2N

Rating 926 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0GVeC

Rating 934 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0P0KT

Rating 934 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0FXXJ

Rating 935 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0MYV2

Rating 935 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 072Q8

Rating 936 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0A3un

Rating 936 backRankMatematemateIn1
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