Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Kf8 7. Qxe5 Nf6 8. f3 d5 9. d4 Bb6 10. c3 Bd7 * And the answer is... 8.Qxc5+

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. For my appearance on Chess Journeys with Dr Kevin Scull, look up episode 82 of that podcast in your favorite player or listen online here. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/5K2/4n3/4k1B1/7P/8/8 w - - 1 1 PGN for today's exercise: Bc8 Kf4 2. h4 Nf3 3. h5 Ng5 4. Bf5 Nf3 5. h6 Ng5 { What is the best move for White? * And the answer is... 6.Kg6, and Black is in a zugzwang.

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it’ll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Botvinnik vs Kotov (Groningen, 1946) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c5 8. f3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Kf2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. h3 Qd6 17. Rhb1 b6 18. Bf1 Re7 19. a4 Rae8 20. Re1 c4 21. g4 g5 22. Ne2 Rxe3 23. Ng3 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 23... Qxg3+ 24. Kxg3 Ne4+

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Illegal Move Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. Somewhere in there, a player will make an illegal move but the game will continue anyway. Find the illegal move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Qe5+ Be7 7. Bc4 Ng4 8. Qxf7# 1-0 And the answer is... The move Qxf7# is illegal as the White Queen cannot reach the f7 square.

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it’ll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Be3 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Nf6 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Bxc5

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: c3 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 a5 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nd2 a4 7. dxc5 Ra5 8. b4 axb3 9. axb3 Rxa1 10. Qxa1 Nc6 * And the answer is... Bxb8 Rxb8 8. Qa4+ and 8. Bxb8

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: r2qnrk1/pp4b1/2ppb2p/P2Ppp2/NPP1P1pP/R1N1B1P1/2K2PBn/3Q3R b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nh2

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Position Exercise: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are and whose turn it is. Find the best move! To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: r6k/1ppnNr1p/p4p1Q/2q2N2/2n2P2/4R3/PPP3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ng6+ Kg8 2. Qg7+ Rxg7 3. Nh6#

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/2R4p/6pk/2R2b2/8/5KP1/7r/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Goglidze vs Kasparian (Soviet Union, 1934) g4 Rh3+ 2. Kf4 Rh4 { FInd a win for White. } * And the answer is... Rxf5 gxf5 4. Kxf5 and Black cannot stop mate with g5+ and Rxh7#.

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e3 Nf6 2. b3 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Ne2 g6 6. d4 e4 7. d5 Nxd5 8. Nbc3 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Qd5 Bd7 11. Qxe4+ Qe7 12. O-O-O Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxb2+ 14. Kxb2 O-O-O * And the answer is... Qxd5, 8. Bxh8

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Illegal Move Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. Somewhere in there, a player will make an illegal move but the game will continue anyway. Find the illegal move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Na3 e6 2. Nb5 d5 3. Nxc7+ Qxc7 4. d3 Qd8 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Ba5 Be7 7. Bxd8 Bxd8 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qa3 Be7 10. Qb3 Nc6 * And the answer is... White’s move 8. Qa4+ is illegal as the c2 pawn has not moved and is blocking the Queen from moving on that diagonal.

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it’ll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Nxg5 h4 10. Nxf7 hxg3 11. Nxd8 Bg4 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nc3 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 13... Nf3+ 14. gxf3 Bxf3

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Illegal Move Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. Somewhere in there, a player will make an illegal move but the game will continue anyway. Find the illegal move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: f4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3 exd3 4. Nxd3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O g6 8. Ng5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qd7 10. Bd2 Bg7 * And the answer is... White’s move 4. Nxd3 is illegal as neither Knight can currently reach the d3 square.

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: c4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Be2 d5 7. Ne5 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 * And the answer is... Nxc6 (and a clean win of a piece)

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Game Exercise: Close your eyes and follow along with an entire Chess game using the audio below. On each move, try to conceptualize the position clearly and understand how it has changed. Try to follow the game until the end to stretch the amount of moves you can see ahead. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Tartakower vs Euwe (Venice, 1948) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Na3 Nd8 10. Bf1 Ne8 11. Nc4 f6 12. a4 c6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qb3+ Ne6 15. Qxb6 g5 16. Bc4 h6 17. h4 Kh7 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Rh8 21. g3 Kg6 22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. gxf4 Bh3+ 24. Kg3 exf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qd7 26. Nh2 gxf4+ 27. Kxf4 Rh4+ 28. Ke3 Bg2 29. Nf3 Rxe4+ 30. Kxe4 Nd6+ 31. Kd3 Qf5+ 32. Kd4 Qf4+ 33. Kd3 Qxc4+ 34. Kc2 Bxf3 35. b3 Be4+ 36. Kb2 Qd3 37. Rg1+ Kf7 38. Rac1 Qd2+ 39. Ka3 Nc4+ 40. bxc4 Rxa4+ 41. Kxa4 Qa2+ 42. Kb4 Qb2+ { White resigned. } *

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: r1bq1rk1/1pp2ppp/2n1pn2/4N3/1ppP4/6P1/PP2PPBP/RN1Q1RK1 w - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: [FEN "r1bq1rk1/1pp2ppp/2n1pn2/4N3/1ppP4/6P1/PP2PPBP/RN1Q1RK1 w - - 2 1"] 1. Bxc6 bxc6 2. Nxc4 Ba6 3. Ne5 Qd5 4. Qc2 Bb5 5. Rd1 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 5... Ba4 6. b3 Bxb3

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Position Exercise: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are and whose turn it is. Find the best move! To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/8/1pK1pk1p/7P/1P6/6P1/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Ke4 2. Kxb5 Kd5 and Black is promoting!

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 2k5/1pQ5/pP1pq3/8/8/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... b6

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 f6 2. d4 Nc6 3. Nc3 b6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Bd2 d6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. Nh3 g5 9. O-O h5 10. Ne2 Nc5 11. f4 g4 12. Nf2 a5 * And the answer is... Qh5#

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it’ll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Kurnosov vs Dzhumaev (Tashkent, 2008) e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Qd2 a6 6. O-O-O b5 7. e5 b4 8. exf6 bxc3 9. Qxc3 e6 10. Re1 Nb6 11. d5 Na4 12. Qc6+ Bd7 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Rxe6+ fxe6 14. dxe6 Bg7 15. exd7+

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Game Exercise: Close your eyes and follow along with an entire Chess game using the audio below. On each move, try to conceptualize the position clearly and understand how it has changed. Try to follow the game until the end to stretch the amount of moves you can see ahead. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Anand vs Kasimdzhanov (Tashkent, 2011) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. Kb1 c6 11. Be2 Ng4 12. Bd3 d5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. h3 Bxf4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qxf4 Nxf2 17. Ng5 f6 18. Nf7+ Rxf7 19. Bg6 Nxd1 20. Qh4+ Kg8 21. Re1 Nxc3+ 22. bxc3 Be6 23. Rxe6 Qb6+ 24. Kc1 { Black resigned. } *

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/1p3k2/8/8/4p3/4K3/r7/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bd5

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 3q4/8/8/3k4/8/8/3p4/3K4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd3

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bd6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. Nc4 Nxe4 9. Re1 f5 10. Qd3 b5 11. Ncxe5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O * And the answer is... dxe5

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or [email protected] Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/4k3/2r5/3N4/1q6/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd5

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it’ll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Bd6 * And the answer is... Qxg7

Position Exercise: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are and whose turn it is. Find the best move! To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 1k6/1p3R2/pPp5/8/1KPr4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rf8+ Rd8 2. Rxd8# 1-0

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/8/1bpP4/5NP1/PP1NPP1P/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Bg2 O-O 2. Qc2 b5 3. a4 c6 4. axb5 cxb5 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Ng5 h6 6. h4

Game Exercise: Close your eyes and follow along with an entire Chess game using the audio below. On each move, try to conceptualize the position clearly and understand how it has changed. Try to follow the game until the end to stretch the amount of moves you can see ahead. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Taylor vs NN (London, 1862) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nc5 5. Nxe5 f6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Bf7+ Ke7 8. Nd5+ Kd6 9. Nc4+ Kc6 10. Nb4+ Kb5 11. a4+ Kxb4 12. c3+ Kb3 13. Qd1# *

Position Exercise: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are and whose turn it is. Find the best move! To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: n2R4/k1nK4/1p6/1P6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rxa8+ Nxa8 (1... Kxa8 2. Kxc7 Ka7 3. Kc6 Ka8 4. Kxb6) 2. Kc8 Nc7 3. Kxc7 Ka8 4. Kxb6 From the book "Endgame Challenge" by John Hall.

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: r1bq1rk1/pppp1ppp/3n4/3P4/5Q2/2P2N2/P4PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Re8 2. Ba3 Re4 3. Qd2 Nc4 4. Qd3 f5 5. Bc1 d6 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Qh3 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 7... h6 8. Nxe4 (8. Nf3 f4 { and the Queen is trapped. }) 8... f4 { and the White Queen is trapped. } *

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization