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Intermezzo (in-between move) Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

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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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

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Puzzle 0HyqA

Rating 1321 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 04tI7

Rating 1322 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0L70y

Rating 1333 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0D8gu

Rating 1335 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 03HWw

Rating 1336 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0JZ3N

Rating 1337 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 08ZCz

Rating 1340 advantageintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 09wAG

Rating 1342 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0RGDE

Rating 1343 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 04G9v

Rating 1348 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 08QKN

Rating 1350 advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0TUHW

Rating 1350 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0ESey

Rating 1352 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 08EmX

Rating 1356 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HTLv

Rating 1356 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0OUgY

Rating 1356 advantageintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 01Xwq

Rating 1366 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0MSMN

Rating 1367 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 01X6J

Rating 1370 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LLax

Rating 1371 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OW5d

Rating 1372 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 080Tz

Rating 1381 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0FPNj

Rating 1382 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PXsL

Rating 1382 advantageendgameinterference
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