Best move for black.

Here the pawn a3 is moving down. White should  trap the Rook. How do you do it?

Good game

Best Move for white


This is another line blocking

White rook captured the pawn at d4 and paid heavy price

White thought he could lose the rook by taking d4, but capture the rook at h7 by giving check at g8. Is this a problem in his thinking? He resigned when his plan went awry...

How would you capture the bishop and the rook

White to play

Back Rank Checkmates - version 3





Rook and a King 

Knight and pawn combo







Two Bishops



Rook and King



Rook and King on the other side



Rook and bishop in center


rook and knight in center

Rook and bishop at the corner



Rook and open file


Open File King open Lone Rook 




Two Rook

rook and pawn

Rook and Trapped/smothered King



Rook and a Pawn combo - two move checkmate, deflection


Rook and a Bishop - two move checkmate...Discovered check and double check



Two move checkmate..



Two Rook and Line clearence


Another two move checkmate with Rook and Bishop combo



Two Rooks with Bishop 

Deflection followed by Rook and bishop combo




Two move checkmate with Bishop and Rook


Queen and Bishop combo










line clearence







line clearance problems








Trap at the center

Checkmate in two moves