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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 09xRv

Rating 1429 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0IbCb

Rating 1434 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0KS1u

Rating 1442 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0KKdl

Rating 1446 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 08mXx

Rating 1447 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0KYmZ

Rating 1447 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 09c4J

Rating 1451 attractionbackRankMatelong
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Puzzle 0BKEZ

Rating 1458 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Q2HD

Rating 1484 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 003Tx

Rating 1512 backRankMateendgamefork
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Puzzle 0RP8N

Rating 1524 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 09v50

Rating 1531 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 097wk

Rating 1532 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0Ne1X

Rating 1533 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0LbJI

Rating 1538 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0GLcz

Rating 1544 backRankMatediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0Kdxm

Rating 1570 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 00O9Z

Rating 1616 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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