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 1456
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1456
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1459
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1459
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1462
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1463
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1468
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1470
crushingforkintermezzo
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Rating 1472
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1474
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1476
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1478
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1479
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1479
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1483
advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1485
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1488
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1495
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1500
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1504
intermezzomatemateIn2
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Rating 1506
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1507
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1508
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1513
cornerMateintermezzomate
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