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
Zwischenschach; In-between move; In between move; Intermediate move; Intermezzo (chess); Zwischen-check; In-between check
The zwischenzug (German: , "intermediate move") is a chess tactic in which a player, instead of playing the expected move (commonly a ), first interposes another move posing an immediate threat that the opponent must answer, and only then plays the expected move . It is a move that has a high degree of "initiative".