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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 067sz

Rating 1268 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 03goR

Rating 1275 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0HUw5

Rating 1277 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0KubU

Rating 1277 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 042fY

Rating 1278 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 04xlw

Rating 1279 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0CBpH

Rating 1280 advancedPawnbackRankMatemate
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Puzzle 01Wqv

Rating 1294 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0P1Xu

Rating 1294 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0AJEy

Rating 1298 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0JFtK

Rating 1298 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0HTsP

Rating 1300 backRankMatediscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0BxK5

Rating 1301 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0HAOv

Rating 1305 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 08xqh

Rating 1313 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0BXSz

Rating 1322 backRankMatedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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