631 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a intermezzo (in-between move)?
An intermezzo interrupts an apparently forced sequence with a stronger in-between move — usually a check or a bigger threat — before recapturing. The extra tempo often wins material outright.
How to spot it
Before any automatic recapture, scan every check and mate threat available instead. If one exists, calculate it first — the recapture usually still waits for you afterwards.
What this set trains
Intermezzo sets break the auto-recapture reflex, one of the most common calculation leaks at every level.
Foundation: 45Developing: 133Challenging: 172Advanced: 281
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Rating 1683
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1684
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1685
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1689
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1689
crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1693
crushingendgameinterference
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Rating 1696
crushingintermezzoopening
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Rating 1698
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1699
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1700
endgameequalityhangingPiece
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Rating 1702
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1703
advancedPawnadvantageintermezzo
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Rating 1703
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1703
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1710
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1711
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1713
intermezzomastermate
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Rating 1717
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1718
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1726
advantagediscoveredAttackintermezzo
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Rating 1731
crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1734
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1735
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1735
crushingendgameintermezzo
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