Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Bxf7+ Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Kd7 10. Qxa8 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxf3 12. Nd2 Qh3 13. e5 dxe5 14. b4 dxc3 15. bxc5 cxd2 16. Bxd2 Nge7 17. Qxh8 Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Qf3+ * And the answer is... 14... Nf6 15. Qxh8 Ng4 16. Qxg7+ Be7 17. Nf3 e4 14... Nh6 works also. 15. Qxh8 Ng4 16. Nf3 e4

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: d3 d6 2. e4 e5 3. Be3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qd2 Be7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. h4 Be6 9. Kb1 h6 10. h5 Qd7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 c4 14. dxc4 * And the answer is... White's move 11. Bb5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the white pawn on d3.

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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: NN vs Bier (Vienna, 1905) f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. e4 g4 6. e5 gxf3 7. exd6 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe4+ 9. Kf2 Qd4+ 10. Ke1 f2+ 11. Ke2 Bg4# 0-1

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: 8/8/8/8/2BB4/8/1PK5/k7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... b4#

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 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O d6 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Qxd4 h6 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Bh3 10. Re1 Nd7 11. f4 Qh4 12. Qe3 g5 13. Qg3 Rg8 14. Bf1 gxf4 15. Qxg8 Nf6 16. Qh8 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 f3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Rg1 * And the answer is... 19... Ng4 20. Rxg4 Qxg4 and White can't defend against the mate on g2.

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 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c4 d4 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Nf3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qd6 * And the answer is... White's move 13. Qf3 is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the pawn on e2.

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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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 * And the answer is... 7... exd4

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: 8/8/q7/8/8/kNp5/P1P5/2K5 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qf1#

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: r2qk2r/2p1nppp/p2p1n2/1pbNp3/4P1b1/1BPP1N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1 And the answer is... Tarrasch vs Tshigorin (Petersburg, 1893) Nxf6+ (1. Nxe5 Bxd1 2. Nxf6+ Kf8 3. Ned7+ Qxd7 4. Nxd7+ Ke8 5. Nxc5) 1... gxf6 2. Nxe5 Bxd1 (2... fxe5 3. Qxg4) 3. Bxf7+ Kf8 4. Bh6#

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

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: Adapted from the game Colborne vs Blackburne (Hastings, 1894). e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f4 d5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. Bc4 Bf5 11. Bb3 Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qf3 c6 14. g4 Be6 15. Ne2 a5 * And the answer is... 13... Qf6 14. c3 (14. Bc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 with a winning position.) 14... Nb4 15. Bc4 Qa6 16. g4 Qxa2 17. Be3 Bxc3

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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: Blom vs Jensen (Odense, 1934) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf6+ gxf6 8. Bxf6 Qd7 9. Bxh7+ 1-0

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To access the pack of Vigilance exercises I've prepared, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/ccn-vigilance To sign up for the Don't Move Training System, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/sign-up 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: d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 0-0 6.Nc3 c6 * And the answer is... Black's move 3... Bg4 is illegal because it is blocked by the pawn on e6.

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: Mackenzie vs Collins (Birmingham, 1893) e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bc5 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Nf3 Bf2+ 11. Kxf2 * And the answer is... 11... Ne4+ 12. Ke3 Qf2+ 13. Kf4 g5#

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: Gerusel vs Lombardy (Toronto, 1957) d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Bf5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Be3 d4 12. Rd1 dxe3 13. Rxd8 exf2+ 14. Kd1 Rfxd8+ 15. Kc1 a6 16. Qb3 Nc5 17. Qc3 Na5 18. e4 Nab3+ 0-1

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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: c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 e4 8.dxe5 Bc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3 * And the answer is... White's move 8.dxe5 is illegal because en passant can be done only when the pawn moves two squares from its starting 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

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: 8/8/8/8/1pkn4/8/PP6/KR6 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Nc2#

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: b3 a5 2. Nc3 e6 3. a4 b6 4. d4 b5 5. Be3 bxa4 6. bxa4 d6 7. Qd2 Bd7 8. g3 Nc6 9. f3 Na7 10. Bg2 Nb5 11. Nh3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13. Bxa5 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. e4 Qc8 16. Nf4 Qa6 17. Bc3 Bxa4 18. Rfb1 d5 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. Rxb4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd7 22. c4 dxc4 23. Ng6 hxg6 24. f4 Qa6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rbxa4 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxa4 * And the answer is... White’s move 12… Bxc3 is illegal as White’s dark-squared bishop is on e3 and cannot capture Black’s knight on c3.

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: d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Qe8 9. c4 Qh5 10. e3 Ng4 11. h3 Ngf6 12. Nh2 Qg6 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Nh4 Bxh4 15. gxh4 Ndf6 16. Kh1 Nh5 17. Rg1 Neg3+ 18. fxg3 Nxg3# 0-1

Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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: [FEN "8/6pk/6pp/5n2/6b1/8/5BPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] And the answer is... h3 Bh5 2. g4

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 Check out the resources mentioned in this episode: The Five Sentences Exercise: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/five-sentences Listudy Blind Tactics Tool: https://listudy.org/en/blind-tactics/ Ramesh RB's Improve Your Chess Calculation: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/9056919970 Blindfold Trainer: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

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: d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 d5 4. Nc3 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Be3 * And the answer is... exf6

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: 3r1k2/pbqr1ppQ/1p2p3/4P3/1PP3p1/P2BR3/1K5P/3R4 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Qh8+ Ke7 2. Qxg7 Bf3 3. Bg6 Rf8 4. Rxd7+ Qxd7 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Qf6+ Ke8 * And the answer is... Rd6 fxg6 8. Rxe6+ Kd7 9. Qe7#

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: 2q5/K2p4/2kp4/1p5Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qh1+ Kc7 (1... Kc5 2. Qc1+) (1... d5 2. Qc1+) 2. Qc1+ Kd8 3. Qg5+ Kc7 (3... Ke8 4. Qg8+) 4. Qxb5 Kd8 5. Qg5+ Kc7 6. Qa5+ Kc6 7. Qc3+

Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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

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: Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxe5 * And the answer is... Black's move 6... Bd6 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e7.

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 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Nc3 * And the answer is... 3... bxc3

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: 1r3rk1/p4pp1/q3p2p/2p1P1n1/1bPn3N/1PN1R1PP/P5Q1/2B2RK1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Bxc3 (1... Nxh3+ works, too. 2. Qxh3 Bxc3 3. Rxc3 Ne2+) 2. Rxc3 Nxh3+ 3. Qxh3 Ne2+

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: c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh6 10. Ng5 f5 11. h4 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Bd2 Ra8 14. a4 fxe4 15. Ngxe4 Nhf5 * And the answer is... Black’s move 9… Nh6 is illegal as neither of Black’s knights can reach the h6 square on that turn.

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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 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Nd4 9. e3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 * And the answer is... 7... e4

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: Tarrasch vs Alapin (Breslau, 1889) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Be7 6. dxe4 1-0

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: 2k5/8/3q4/3qq3/3qq3/4q3/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kf1