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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 0IpxP

Rating 1520 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0LvHv

Rating 1520 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Jghd

Rating 1521 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 0LZG8

Rating 1523 advantageintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 06Df6

Rating 1524 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 0MTrJ

Rating 1527 advantageinterferenceintermezzo
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Puzzle 01jhf

Rating 1528 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PzV7

Rating 1529 crushingintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 0NTQS

Rating 1530 advancedPawnadvantageintermezzo
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Puzzle 0QclZ

Rating 1530 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 08mpr

Rating 1532 crushingforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Ltho

Rating 1535 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 06yUK

Rating 1536 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0N8GY

Rating 1536 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0HcL0

Rating 1539 crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 00qIK

Rating 1540 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0MDPz

Rating 1540 advantagecapturingDefenderendgame
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Puzzle 0E4cp

Rating 1543 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CVXI

Rating 1544 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0LX5x

Rating 1546 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 0D0oX

Rating 1547 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0B3Wz

Rating 1549 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MX8T

Rating 1552 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0Ag9s

Rating 1560 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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