Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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: q7/5k2/6p1/8/8/7P/8/5KB1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Qh8 2. Kg2 Kf6 { What is the best move for White? } And the answer is... Bd4+

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: 4r1k1/p4p1p/1p4p1/2p1n3/2P1pN2/1P2P3/P5PP/5R1K b - - 0 1 And the answer is... d4 and White's last move was d2-d4

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

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: 8/3p4/3pb2b/k4p2/3P4/3B2P1/4P1N1/1K6 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Nf4 Bxf4 2. gxf4 Kb4 3. Kc1 Bc4 4. Bxc4 Kxc4 * What is the best move for White? Adapted from the book "Chess: Endgames" by Laszlo Polgar. And the answer is... e4 fxe4 6. f5 Kd5 7. Kd2 Kxd4 8. f6 *

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: 2r5/kp6/p1r5/8/8/4B3/5K2/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nb5

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/p6p/5N2/8/8/k7/2K5/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: [FEN "8/p6p/5N2/8/8/k7/2K5/8 w - - 0 2"] [SetUp "1"] Nxh7 Ka2 2. Ng5 a5 3. Nf3 a4 4. Nh4 a3 { Find a checkmate in five moves for White. } Adapted from the book "100 Endgames You Must Know (Workbook)" by Jesus de la Villa. And the answer is... Nf3 Ka1 6. Nd4 Ka2 7. Ne2 Ka1 8. Nc1 a2 9. Nb3#

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: 5rk1/qbb1Qp1p/8/5p2/8/1P1B4/PBP5/1K6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rg5

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: 1k6/7R/1P6/1K6/8/8/8/2r5 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: [FEN "1k6/7R/1P6/1K6/8/8/8/2r5 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] 1... Rb1+ 2. Ka6 Rb2 What is the best move for White? And the answer is... Rh8#

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: 5rk1/4q1b1/4pp2/3p4/8/8/PPP4R/1K5R w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qg6

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

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: 8/4p3/8/7k/4K1p1/8/2N5/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Nb4 Kh4 2. Nc6 g3 3. Nxe7 g2 And the answer is... Ng6+ Kg3 5. Nf4 g1=Q 6. Ne2+ *

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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: 1kr5/1p6/8/3Q4/8/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ne3

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: 2n5/2r2k1r/p1P3p1/1pBR1pP1/5P2/P1R1K3/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Re5 Ne7 2. Bxe7 Rxe7 3. Rxe7+ Kxe7 4. c7 And the answer is... 4... Rh3+ 5. Kd4 Rxc3 6. Kxc3 Kd7 *

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: r6k/5p2/3pn1p1/2pN4/1pn1P3/5P2/2P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bf6

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: 4k3/4Pp2/5K2/8/p7/1p6/8/1B6 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... a3 2. Bd3 a2 * And the answer is... Bb5#

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: 3k4/8/1k1k4/2k3k1/8/2k2kk1/5k2/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... A white knight on e4 would check the most kings.

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: c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Re1 Rfe8 And the answer is... e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 { 1-0 White wins. }

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: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bc2 Be6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Nd4 Bxc2 14. Qxc2 Qg6 15. N2f3 * And the answer is... Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Qxc2 { 0-1 Black wins. }

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: [Event "Consultation game"] [Site "Franklin CC, Philadelphia, PA USA"] [Date "1925.12.13"] [White "S T Sharp / E S Jackson / J Levin"] [Black "Geza Maroczy"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A17"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation"] Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qc2 Nc5 10. Rfe1 Nce4 11. Nd4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 And the answer is... Nc6 1-0

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: [Event "Postal"] [Site "Postal"] [Date "1853.??.??"] [White "J Sutton"] [Black "W Philipp"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line"] c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. Qa4 Bxf3 * And the answer is... Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxc6+ Ke7 { Black resigns shortly afterward. }

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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: 2k2b2/Rb1r2r1/3p1p1p/QNp3p1/1n6/1P6/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ra8+ Bxa8 2. Qxa8#

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: [Date "1926.??.??"] [White "Kaprinay"] [Black "H Hubner"] c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 Nd4 7. e3 Nf5 * And the answer is... Qg4

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: e3 e6 2. Be2 Be7 3. d3 d6 4. c3 c6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 e5 7. Qc2 d5 8. Nd2 d4 And the answer is... cxd4 exd4 10. Bxd4 {and White's up a pawn} *

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

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: 8/3b1k1K/RB6/8/3r3P/8/8/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rxh4# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. }

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/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/3Q4/1p4pk/p5r1/P7/1P1Pq1N1/8/7K w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qh3+ Rh5 2. Qxh5+ Kg7 (2... gxh5 3. Nf5+ Kg5 4. Nxe3) 3. Qh3 *

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: 1R6/8/P1k5/8/1KP5/8/8/6r1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rb1+ 2. Kc3 Rxb8 *

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: 1q6/8/5b2/8/1n4p1/2p1Bk1p/5P2/5K1Q b - - 0 1 And the answer is... White has a Queen on h1. The lost piece must be a Queen in this puzzle. While a bishop could control the same squares, there is no legal way this position could be reached for a bishop. The bishop would have been on this same diagonal for Black’s last move, meaning Black would have had to play something illegal to reach this position. A Queen however could move to h1 from h2 or g1 to deliver checkmate.

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: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe4 Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3+ Kg8 * And the answer is... Ng5 { a stunning quiet move, and there's nothing good left for Black! }

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

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: 7k/8/3p3P/p1p3N1/8/4BK2/r5P1/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ne4 Ra3 2. Nxd6 Rc3 3. Nf7+ Kh7 4. Ne5 * And the answer is... 4... a4 { White has wasted their chances, and now there's no way to stop the a-pawn! }

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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: 8/7k/Q5p1/p4q1p/8/6PK/7P/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kg2 Qc2+ 2. Kf3 Qc7 3. g4 Qg7 4. gxh5 Qf7+ 5. Kg4 gxh5+ 6. Kg5 Qg7+ 7. Kxh5 Qf7+ 8. Kg4 * And the answer is... 8... Qg6+ 9. Qxg6+ Kxg6 10. Kf3 a4 *

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 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Qh5 Qxh1+ 7. Ke2 Qxc1 8. Nc3 Qxa1 * And the answer is... Nd6+ Kd7 10. Qe8+ Kxd6 11. Nxe4# 1-0

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

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: 5K2/5P2/3krp2/R7/3p1pQ1/8/2R1PN2/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... e4 fxe3 (1... dxe3 2. Qd1#) (1... d3 2. Rd5#) (1... f5 2. Rd5#) (1... Re5 2. Ra6#) 2. Qxd4# *