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 2019
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 2022
crushingintermezzoopening
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Rating 2026
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2027
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2029
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 2030
crushingforkintermezzo
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Rating 2034
advantageclearanceexposedKing
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Rating 2037
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2040
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2040
advantageforkintermezzo
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Rating 2040
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 2041
crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 2043
advantageforkinterference
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Rating 2044
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 2047
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 2048
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 2050
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2053
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2055
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 2055
endgameexposedKingintermezzo
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Rating 2055
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 2057
crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 2058
crushingintermezzomaster
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Rating 2058
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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