10 in-between moves rated between 800 and 999, averaging 949. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Bxc6+ bxc6 Qxd4
Nxf3+ Bxf3 Qxd4
Nxg6+ fxg6 Rxf2
Nxf3+ Bxf3 Qxg5
Bxc6+ bxc6 Qxd4
Rc1+ Kh2 Bxb2
Qxd1+ Kh2 Rxg7
Bxc3+ bxc3 Qxd5
Rxd1+ Kg2 Rxc5
Qxc2+ Kh3 Rxc7
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 949, so they suit 800-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.