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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.

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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 07Dtq

Rating 1002 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0FfKf

Rating 1002 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Dmvj

Rating 1007 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 00pSv

Rating 1008 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 03wAm

Rating 1011 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Higy

Rating 1011 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05UHr

Rating 1012 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 03xmY

Rating 1014 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 05EKx

Rating 1014 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0BF2J

Rating 1015 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 03Q6i

Rating 1016 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0L5bw

Rating 1016 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 03R4H

Rating 1017 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0E78z

Rating 1017 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0660Y

Rating 1020 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 0D2A8

Rating 1021 backRankMatelongmaster
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Puzzle 0G909

Rating 1022 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Apbk

Rating 1027 backRankMatemastermate
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Puzzle 00RYH

Rating 1029 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 045qD

Rating 1032 backRankMateendgamelong
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