Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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: e4 e5 2. Nc3 Qe7 3. Bc4 c6 4. Qf3 h6 5. Nge2 g5 6. Ng3 d6 7. Nf5 Bxf5 8. Qxf5 Nf6 9. Qc8+ Qd8 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Qe6# 1-0

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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: f3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. b3 d5 4. g4 And the answer is... 4… Qh4#!

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: 8/6k1/P6p/4np2/4p3/7P/7K/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... a7, as Black has no way of preventing 2. a8=Q!

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: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Nd5 0-0 * And the answer is... White blundered by playing 6. O-O, leaving their knight hanging. Black should have played 6… dxc3 to punish it.

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as Part One of the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the Conceptualizing Chess Series for yourself, 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: 5B2/5R2/5pr1/4pk2/7p/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rh7 Rg3+ 2. Kf2 Kg4 3. Bg7 e4 4. Bxf6 * And the answer is... 4... Rf3+ 5. Ke2 Rxf6 - capturing the hanging bishop.

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... White’s pawn is on b6, protecting their c7 queen for the mate.

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: 1k1rr3/pp4R1/6P1/8/5P2/6P1/3p2K1/3R4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Re1 2. Rxd2 (2. Rxe1 dxe1=Q) 2... Rxd2+

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

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: Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. a3 Bb4 * And the answer is... axb4

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: 3b4/6pk/8/3PB2K/6B1/8/4b3/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... g6#

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/k7/5k2/3k4/2kQ4/8/5k2/3k4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... White has a queen on d4.

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

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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/4N1pk/8/8/8/4R3/8/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rh3#