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 1383
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1385
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1389
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1392
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1394
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 1394
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1395
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1395
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1401
capturingDefendercrushingendgame
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Rating 1401
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1407
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1407
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1409
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1410
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1413
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1414
endgameintermezzomate
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Rating 1415
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1423
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1430
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1436
attractioncrushingdoubleCheck
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Rating 1437
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1441
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1446
advantageattractioncapturingDefender
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Rating 1452
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