Zwischenzug

A zwischenzug is an in-between move that you play before the recapture or reply the position seemed to require.

Black to play Bb4+ before recapturing on d5hgfedcba87654321

The expected move is still there a ply later. You insert a check, a stronger capture, or a threat that the opponent must answer first, then you take back.

White has just captured on d5. Recapturing with the bishop is the obvious reply. Bb4+ is the in-between move: it checks, White must deal with the king, and only then does the bishop situation get resolved — often on better terms.

The coach uses this word when you (or Maia) skip a recapture to give a check. If the check is real, the recapture will still be available.

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