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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 193–216 of 631 matching records

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Puzzle 0PfDk

Rating 1628 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 0Fiym

Rating 1632 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Uctn

Rating 1632 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0QLyg

Rating 1633 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JVNs

Rating 1637 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Mdh4

Rating 1638 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 052rZ

Rating 1640 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0AUP4

Rating 1641 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Lc8R

Rating 1644 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0UQbB

Rating 1647 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 03Cz5

Rating 1648 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JTrY

Rating 1650 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 0PCG2

Rating 1657 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0N7Jw

Rating 1661 crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 021Un

Rating 1665 advantageforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Askz

Rating 1667 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Lqf2

Rating 1668 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0C5fx

Rating 1669 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 04tM3

Rating 1670 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 082di

Rating 1672 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 05bcA

Rating 1673 advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0AUnO

Rating 1676 crushingintermezzolong
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Puzzle 07quM

Rating 1680 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0Iin1

Rating 1682 advantageintermezzolong
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