In
chess, a
back-rank checkmate (also known as the
corridor mate) is a
checkmate delivered by a
rook or
queen along a back
rank (that is, the row on which the pieces [not pawns] stand at the start of the game) in which the mated
king is unable to move up the
board because the king is blocked by friendly pieces (usually pawns) on the second rank . A typical position is shown to the right.