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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.

Showing 121–144 of 631 matching records

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Puzzle 05Loy

Rating 1456 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JnVz

Rating 1456 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0IgwT

Rating 1459 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0SKaG

Rating 1459 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 04EqC

Rating 1462 advantageintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 00WzS

Rating 1463 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0BDFm

Rating 1468 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 00QnO

Rating 1470 crushingforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 0G4JF

Rating 1472 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 09968

Rating 1474 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 04Iqy

Rating 1476 advantageintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 0GiDX

Rating 1478 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 0Eic0

Rating 1479 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0IIdR

Rating 1479 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 01tjv

Rating 1483 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0IX8i

Rating 1485 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 05sdG

Rating 1488 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KFK0

Rating 1495 advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0NPIP

Rating 1500 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 06tVi

Rating 1506 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 09XB5

Rating 1507 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Knjg

Rating 1508 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 06yFN

Rating 1513 cornerMateintermezzomate
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