Zwischenzug (Q245099)

chess tactic in which a player, instead of playing the expected move (e.g. a recapture), first interposes another move posing an immediate threat (e.g. a check) that the opponent must answer, and only then plays the expected move

intermezzo
intermediate move
in-between move
in-between check
zwischenschach
zwischen-check

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Zwischenzug	chess tactic in which a player, instead of playing the expected move (e.g. a recapture), first interposes another move posing an immediate threat (e.g. a check) that the opponent must answer, and only then plays the expected move	intermezzo intermediate move in-between move in-between check zwischenschach zwischen-check