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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 0Nzlt

Rating 1383 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0IPq9

Rating 1385 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CPYg

Rating 1389 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 01ddN

Rating 1392 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0155R

Rating 1394 crushingintermezzolong
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Puzzle 06Asm

Rating 1394 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0FLvQ

Rating 1395 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0FruD

Rating 1395 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0BjuX

Rating 1401 capturingDefendercrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0JmcJ

Rating 1401 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 0OhzD

Rating 1407 advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0PWFy

Rating 1407 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0BFjc

Rating 1409 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 09Q1j

Rating 1410 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Stqr

Rating 1413 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0IWYY

Rating 1415 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0PRNw

Rating 1423 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0RoGj

Rating 1430 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 04BBn

Rating 1436 attractioncrushingdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0Rgbp

Rating 1437 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0GiwJ

Rating 1441 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 09g1v

Rating 1446 advantageattractioncapturingDefender
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Puzzle 0IfKX

Rating 1452 advantageintermezzomaster
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