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Intermezzo: Put Your Plans on Hold! | Beginner Breakdown

Alex Moellering talks about the Zwischenzug, also known as an "intermezzo" or "intermediate move," which describes a move that is played instead of and before the expected move and poses an immediate threat that the opponent must answer.

2022.10.25
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