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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 0JdqX

Rating 1116 backRankMatedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0KGSB

Rating 1117 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 001Wz

Rating 1118 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0BdPC

Rating 1118 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Fzts

Rating 1118 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0AcSf

Rating 1119 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0J02L

Rating 1119 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 09xw7

Rating 1121 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 07ZWX

Rating 1123 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0AdtC

Rating 1123 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0EMws

Rating 1126 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0AaeI

Rating 1129 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Ge46

Rating 1129 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Hxu5

Rating 1129 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 07K4K

Rating 1130 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0KZZz

Rating 1130 backRankMateendgamelong
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