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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 0H27F

Rating 1171 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 07YH3

Rating 1172 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0FMvm

Rating 1172 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 08fwi

Rating 1173 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Lhze

Rating 1175 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 033rG

Rating 1176 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 038TX

Rating 1176 backRankMateclearancefork
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Puzzle 0KOSd

Rating 1176 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0C3sw

Rating 1177 advancedPawnbackRankMatefork
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Puzzle 0M4Pu

Rating 1177 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08Jhb

Rating 1179 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Eq1D

Rating 1179 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0ClEz

Rating 1180 backRankMatediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 02tEk

Rating 1181 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 05Fi9

Rating 1183 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 06P12

Rating 1183 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 075iw

Rating 1186 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Cfxd

Rating 1193 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0HBtD

Rating 1195 backRankMateendgamemate
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