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 1520
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1520
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1521
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1523
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1524
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1527
advantageinterferenceintermezzo
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Rating 1528
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1529
crushingintermezzomaster
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Rating 1530
advancedPawnadvantageintermezzo
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Rating 1530
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1532
crushingforkintermezzo
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Rating 1535
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1536
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1536
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1539
crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1540
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1540
advantagecapturingDefenderendgame
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Rating 1543
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1544
advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1546
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1547
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1549
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1552
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 1560
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