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 1562
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1572
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1577
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1577
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1578
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1579
crushingdiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Rating 1591
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1591
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1592
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1595
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
challenging
Rating 1600
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 1602
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1606
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1608
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
challenging
Rating 1609
advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1609
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1612
crushingendgameintermezzo
challenging
Rating 1613
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1614
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1615
advantagediscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Rating 1621
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
challenging
Rating 1623
advantageintermezzoopening
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Rating 1623
advantageintermezzolong
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Rating 1628
crushingendgameintermezzo
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