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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advantageendgameintermezzo
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crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1333
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1335
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1336
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1337
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1340
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1342
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1343
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1348
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1350
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1350
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1352
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1356
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1356
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1356
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1366
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1367
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1370
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1371
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1372
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1381
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1382
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Rating 1382
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