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 1628
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1632
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1632
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1633
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1637
advantageendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1638
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1640
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1641
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1644
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1647
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 1648
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1650
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1657
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 1661
crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Rating 1665
advantageforkintermezzo
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Rating 1667
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1668
crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1669
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1670
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 1672
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 1673
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1676
crushingintermezzolong
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Rating 1680
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1682
advantageintermezzolong
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