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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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Puzzle 03mkp

Rating 684 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0JqYd

Rating 684 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0LIcT

Rating 684 backRankMatematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0r20C

Rating 684 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 04l2y

Rating 685 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0hesk

Rating 685 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0jCeA

Rating 685 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0JV8n

Rating 685 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0LYmT

Rating 685 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0bFS0

Rating 686 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0PukX

Rating 687 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Rfq6

Rating 687 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0dK5F

Rating 690 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0qQiW

Rating 690 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 06q6Y

Rating 691 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0GHzA

Rating 691 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 07eAs

Rating 692 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0eIZt

Rating 692 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0R4IZ

Rating 692 backRankMateendgamelong
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Puzzle 0oJF9

Rating 693 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Fz7Z

Rating 694 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0FdOd

Rating 695 backRankMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0I4Wr

Rating 695 backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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