Concept
Zwischenzug
The in-between move. They expect the automatic reply; you slip in a bigger threat first. Hard to spot because it breaks the natural forcing flow.
Remember
- • Zwischenzug: the in-between move. A bigger threat instead of the expected reply.
- • Checks are the strongest zwischenzugs: they force the response.
- • Ask: must I really recapture right now? Is there a bigger threat first?
- • Breaks the opponent's calculation because they assumed your reply.