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 2473
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2475
advantagedefensiveMovefork
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Rating 2477
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 2479
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 2489
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 2493
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2501
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 2502
clearancecrushingdefensiveMove
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Rating 2506
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 2513
advantagedefensiveMoveintermezzo
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Rating 2516
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 2518
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2523
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2524
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 2534
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 2537
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2537
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2540
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 2542
advantageclearancedefensiveMove
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Rating 2557
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2558
equalityintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2563
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2566
advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Rating 2567
advantageclearanceintermezzo
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