10 in-between moves rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2377. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
f6 Bxf6 Qxh6 e4 Rxf6 Qxf6 Qxf6
Bxe5 Qxe5 Qxd3 Qxe1 Rxe1
g4+ Kg6 Kxb6 e4 fxe4 h5 gxh5+
Qe8+ Kh7 hxg3
Nf7+ Kg7 Rxg2+ Kxf7 Rxg8 Kxg8 b4 Kg7 b5 cxb5 axb5
Rxf4+ exf4 Bd4+ Qe3 Qxf4+ Kg2 Bxe3 Rxe3 Qxe3
Rxg6+ fxg6 Qxe6+ Kf8 Rxg6 Ne7 Rf6+ Qxf6 Qxf6+
Qxe6 fxe6 fxe3 Kg6 e5 Kf7 Kf3
Rf1 Kg7 Bxf5
Nxd5+ cxd5 Qxg5+ Kf7 Qf4+ Kg6 Qd6+ Kf5 Qxd5+
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2377, so they suit 2200+-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.