10 in-between moves rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2093. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
An intermezzo — an in-between move, also called zwischenzug — inserts a more forcing move before making the move that seemed forced. Recapturing immediately is the instinct these puzzles are built to break: check whether a check or a bigger threat comes first.
These are pitched at 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Nf6+ gxf6 Rg4+ Kh8 Qxf6#
Rc3+ Qc6 Nxa7+
Nf3+ gxf3 Qg5+ Kh1 Bxf3#
Nxf1 Rxf1 Qxg6 Qxg6+ Kxg6
Nxc6 bxc6 Nxe4
Qh4+ Kg2 Bxg4
Rxf7+ Kxf7 dxc6 e3 Kg1
Qa6 h6 Rxc6 Rxc6 Qa8+
Rb1+ Kg2 Nxd5
Rxd8+ Kxd8 axb4
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An intermezzo — an in-between move, also called zwischenzug — inserts a more forcing move before making the move that seemed forced. Recapturing immediately is the instinct these puzzles are built to break: check whether a check or a bigger threat comes first.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2093, so they suit 2000-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.