Chess CLASS: FIDE Instructor - Herrick District Library - Auditorium Lower Level
Mon, Aug 11
|Holland
Quiet Moves: The Art of Subtlety in Chess Topics include: • The psychology behind quiet moves • How to spot them in your calculations • Famous examples from grandmaster games • Practical training ideas to incorporate subtlety into your play
Time & Location
Aug 11, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Holland, 300 S River Ave, Holland, MI 49423, USA
Guests
About The Event
Date: Monday August 11, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cost: Free
300 S River Ave, Holland, MI 49423-3247, United States
Join us for a thought-provoking chess lecture with Onuoha Wilson, a FIDE-licensed National Instructor, as we explore one of the most overlooked elements of high-level play: the quiet move.
In this session, we’ll examine how the strongest moves on the board are often the least flashy — quiet moves that subtly shift the game in powerful ways. Whether used as an attacking or defensive resource, these quiet ideas are often missed, even by experienced players.
Topics include:
• The psychology behind quiet moves
• How to spot them in your calculations
• Famous examples from grandmaster games
• Practical training ideas to incorporate subtlety into your play
Instructor: Onuoha Wilson – FIDE-licensed National Instructor
FIDE Profile
Perfect for improving players, club members, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of positional play.
Come sharpen your chess intuition — one quiet move at a time.