English

Etymology
From German Zwischenzug, "in-between move", from zwischen, "between", + Zug, "move".

Noun
zwischenzug (plural: ?)

1. chess a tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan
2. 2002 - Eric Schiller, Standard Chess Openings, second edition, Cardoza Publishing, New York; Game (132).

#:After 12.g4 Be6; Black's 11th move becomes a zwischenzug to provoke another White pawn weakness.

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