In-between moves is lesson 1 of 8 in Quiet moves, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). Before you recapture by reflex, look for a stronger move in between (the German zwischenzug): a check or a threat first, the recapture later. It has 5 interactive exercises: 5 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
Black to move: mate in 2. (2 positions)
White to move: find the in-between move. (3 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: mate in 2. 1...Qg3+ 2.Kf1 Bxh3#. Instead of recapturing on h3 at once, Qg3+ came first, and the recapture followed later. Mate in 2.
Black to move: mate in 2. 1...Qh3+ 2.Kg1 Nxf3#. Instead of recapturing on f3 at once, Qh3+ came first, and the recapture followed later. Mate in 2.
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