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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 05fZZ

Rating 1139 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08CdO

Rating 1140 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0GWOP

Rating 1140 backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Clgm

Rating 1144 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 04x8i

Rating 1146 backRankMatedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0OOuX

Rating 1147 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 03UDS

Rating 1151 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0BMZK

Rating 1154 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 06X5t

Rating 1155 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 082sa

Rating 1156 backRankMatedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 09gK3

Rating 1160 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0LgUr

Rating 1161 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0BpYB

Rating 1162 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0AIOd

Rating 1163 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0HARr

Rating 1163 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 05oox

Rating 1167 backRankMateendgamemate
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