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Lock the Gate, Back Rank Mate

Back Rank Mate · Tactics · sung from White's side

Chorus

Back rank bare, so what do you play?

Queen to d8, he takes her 1.Qd8+ Rxd8

Rook takes d8, queen to e8 2.Rxd8+ Qe8

Rook takes e8 and it's mate 3.Rdxe8#

Verse

My rooks on d1 and e1 wait

His pawns f7, g7, h7 lock his gate

Open d-file, open e-file, both mine

His rook on c8, last of the line

Chorus

Back rank bare, so what do you play?

Queen to d8, he takes her 1.Qd8+ Rxd8

Rook takes d8, queen to e8 2.Rxd8+ Qe8

Rook takes e8 and it's mate 3.Rdxe8#