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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 083Vf

Rating 1196 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 0Bmej

Rating 1196 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 01Xgf

Rating 1199 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0ISEM

Rating 1199 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0QF52

Rating 1200 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0BIVw

Rating 1208 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08zLJ

Rating 1214 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 05E1y

Rating 1222 backRankMateclearancelong
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Puzzle 02Ub7

Rating 1223 backRankMatedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0PsPK

Rating 1226 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0MqQ9

Rating 1227 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0TEIq

Rating 1238 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Csqq

Rating 1240 backRankMatedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0175u

Rating 1248 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 03N75

Rating 1252 advancedPawnbackRankMateendgame
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Puzzle 01GBu

Rating 1260 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 04TYh

Rating 1261 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0OBIv

Rating 1261 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0JM3A

Rating 1265 backRankMatehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0QNCt

Rating 1265 backRankMateendgamelong
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