Real positions. Quiet practice.
Printable Quiet move Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 quiet move puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A quiet move wins without check or capture — it simply creates an unstoppable threat. These are the hardest tactics to find because they hide among forcing candidates.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Quiet move — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 0xVZ4): b4 → Kd4 → b5
- #2 (puzzle 00IbM): Qe1+ → Kh2 → Rf1 → Qxf1 → Qxf1
- #3 (puzzle 02Mow): gxh3 → Qg6 → Qg4 → Bxd4 → cxd4
- #4 (puzzle 0Smlf): Rb2 → Ra4 → a2 → c6 → Rb1+
- #5 (puzzle 087Pe): Ra5 → Rg7 → g5+ → Kh5 → Rxg7
- #6 (puzzle 0JmZS): b6 → Kg3 → Ng4 → Kxg4 → b7 → e3 → b8=Q
- #7 (puzzle 0oX1C): Rd8 → Nf1 → Bxg3 → Qxd8+ → Rxd8
- #8 (puzzle 1H6M0): Qxe7+ → Kxe7 → Kg6 → Kf8 → f4 → Kg8 → f5 → exf5 → d5 → Kf8 → dxc6
- #9 (puzzle 2F9o0): Bh4 → Qf4 → h5 → Qxh4 → c1=Q+
- #10 (puzzle 0nOQ6): Ke2 → Bxd2 → Rbg1 → Rf7 → Rh8+
- #11 (puzzle 043nO): Rh1 → Rxf2+ → Kxf2 → Qd2+ → Kg3 → Kf8 → Rf3
- #12 (puzzle 1RLDV): Rxc8 → Qxc8 → Bc3 → Bc4 → Bxc4
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).