Thursday, February 26, 2009

Back Rank Weakness - Chess Tactic

Back Rank Weakness Chess Resources 


 General Knowledge and info

Backrank mate problems are a specific type of chess puzzle in which the mate is achieved by attacking the enemy king from the back rank, or the rank nearest to the player's own side of the board.

There are a total of 94,250 backrank mate problems on LiChess, making it one of the most prevalent types of mate problems. In comparison, the other 7 mate types under puzzle themes on LiChess combined have only 19,000 problems.

Therefore, learning about back-rank mate might be a valuable first step for chess players who are looking to improve their mating skills. Understanding this type of mate can help players recognize and exploit opportunities to checkmate their opponents, and can also help them defend against such attempts by their opponents.


Backrank Weakness Chess Articles

A Common Tactic - The Back Rank Problem - Lesson On the USCF Site by Susan Polgar
CHECKMATE PATTERNS: THE BACK RANK MATE - PawnBreak Article


Backrank Problems

29 Back Rank Mate Examples from Games - Games from Alekhine ,Bird and even Polgar

Lichess Blog


(Breaking Down the Back rank Mates into Specific types of Tactics Used)

Back Rank mate (Using X-Ray Tactic)  -  7 Puzzles 
BackRank Mate - (Queen Sac, Bishop - Rook Combo) -  12 Puzzles 
BackRank Mate (Double and Single Knight helper) - 13 Puzzles
Back Rank mate (Bishop Helper)  - 16 Puzzles
BackRank Mate - (Queen Sac, Knight - Rook Combo)  - 6 Puzzles
Back Rank mate (Attacking the a or h File)   -  8 Puzzles
Back Rank mate (Unpinning your Rook to Mate) - 7 Puzzles
Back Rank mate (High Level Puzzles)  - 17 Puzzles    (2200 - 2650 Rated Assorted Puzzles)

Backrank Lichess Studies

Back Rank Mates  - 24 Chapters
Back rank weakness: - 32 Chapter
Back Rank Combination - 33 Chapters

BackRank Chess Video Lessons

Learn Tactics #7: Back-rank Mate - 73 Min WIM Jesse February




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