Quiet moves is lesson 4 of 8 in Real-game tactics 4: Removing the defender and sacrifices, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1200 (improving players). Not every winning move is a check or a capture. A quiet move can create a threat that cannot be met. It has 7 interactive exercises: 7 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
Black to move and win: the key move is quiet. (3 positions)
White to move and win: the key move is quiet. (4 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move and win: the key move is quiet. 1...Qe7 2.Kf1 Qxe6. The knight could not move away: it was pinned to the king. You win the knight on e6 and come out 3 points ahead.
White to move and win: the key move is quiet. 1.Qe5 Nf6 2.Qxb8. The queen on e5 attacked the rook and the rook at once. You win the rook on b8 and come out 5 points ahead.
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