Zwischenzug

I've just played f6, in a completely lost position. Here white played the obviously looking Bxd5?? stripping that pawn's only defender, but black has an important in between move that devastates white - Rxa1! with a won game for black, the game continued Rxa1 Rxa1+ Kg2 Bxd5+ Kh3 Bg2+ 0-1

Anyhow, that would be considered a Zwischenzug, right?

Where any move your opponent makes is bad for his position. Or that's what Josh Waitzkin says.

Originally posted by deeploser
Where any move your opponent makes is bad for his position. Or that's what Josh Waitzkin says.

Originally posted by deeploser
Where any move your opponent makes is bad for his position. Or that's what Josh Waitzkin says.

I see. Or should I say Farfignuten.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Learn your German! That's Zugzwang, Zwischenzug is an in between move that your opponent doesn't expect.

Originally posted by idioms
Yes, i think Rxa1 qualifies as Zwischenzug. You were very lucky .. victory from the jaws of defeat 😉

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Learn your German! That's Zugzwang, Zwischenzug is an in between move that your opponent doesn't expect.

if only instead of Bxd5 your opponent had played Be4. That really is a shame for white.

That seems more like a blunder, as that Rxa1 could have been made at any time and the timing didn't have anything to do with its success.

Unless I am mistaken about something.

Edit- Yeah now that I think about it, this is Zwischenzug.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwischenzug
describes some nice examples of Zwischenzug.

Originally posted by Nordlys
A Zwischenzug might bring your opponent into Zugzwang, though.

Originally posted by Nordlys
A Zwischenzug might bring your opponent into Zugzwang, though.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
.... or checkmate him🙂

Is there a difference between zwischenzug and intermezzo? - or is it just the language? 😳