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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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🧠 Fian-cheat-o (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 c6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Bg4 6. O-O Nd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.e4 Nb4 * And the answer is... Black's move 7...Nxd5 is illegal because one Knight is on d7 and the other one is still on g8.

Dec 30, 20252 min

⚡ "Chatter", A Book Worth Reading (Quick Lesson)

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

Dec 29, 20258 min

🧠 Backed in (Lost Piece Exercise)

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: 8/4P3/4K3/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ke8

Dec 28, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Heyday Hague (Game Exercise)

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: Euwe vs Przepiorka (The Hague, 1928) Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. a4 c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qc6 16. Re1 Nb6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Bg5 Bf8 20. b3 cxb3 21. Rc1 Nc4 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Nd4 Qb7 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25. Rxc4 Qb7 26. Ra4 Bb4 27. Qd3 h6 28. Bd2 Be7 29. Ra5 f5 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. Nxf6+ Bxf6 32. Qg6+ Ke7 33. Be3 Rc8 34. f3 Qb4 35. Ra7+ Bb7 36. Kf2 Rc7 37. Qd3 Rd7 38. Qg6 Bd4 39. Kg3 Bxe3 40. Qxg7+ Kd8 41. Qh8+ Kc7 42. Be4 Bxa7 0-1

Dec 27, 20255 min

❓ Sudden Catastrophic Failure (Q&A)

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

Dec 26, 202516 min

🧠🧠 Converted Bishop (Position Exercise)

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: r4rk1/1bpBbppp/1p6/p3N3/2PPn3/5qP1/PPQB1P1P/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qh1+ 2. Kxh1 Nxg3+ 3. Kg1 Ne2# *

Dec 25, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ Dead Easy Diagonals (Walkthrough)

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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

Dec 24, 202518 min

🧠 Scandi Slander (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bf5 7. d5 Nb4 8. 0-0 Bd7 9. a4 * And the answer is... Black's move 7... Nb4 is illegal because the Knight is pinned by White's Bishop on b5.

Dec 23, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 2025 Is Leaving the Building (Insight)

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

Dec 22, 20258 min

🧠 Opening Principles? (Opening Exercise)

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: g3 b5 2. Bg2 c6 3. e3 d6 4. d4 c5 * And the answer is... Bxa8

Dec 21, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Checkover Camp (Position Exercise)

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: Makogonov vs Checkover (Tbilisi, 1937) 3R1rk1/8/5Qpp/2p5/2P1p1q1/P3P3/1P2PK2/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qh4+

Dec 20, 20251 min

❓ How Would I Train Chess? (Q&A)

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

Dec 19, 202519 min

🧠🧠 Secret Monarch (Lost Piece Exercise)

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: 8/5p1k/6pp/1P6/5P2/6PK/r3r2P/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qc4

Dec 18, 20251 min

🚶‍♂️ Safe Square for the Rook (Walkthrough)

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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

Dec 17, 202518 min

🧠 Cast Haste on Self (Illegal Move Exercise)

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. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.d3 0-0 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nf1 d5 12.Ng3 Bg6 * And the answer is... Black's move 7...Bg4 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the black pawn on d7.

Dec 16, 20252 min

⚡ Our Brain Changes What We See (Quick Lesson)

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

Dec 15, 20258 min

🧠 Chow Down (Game Exercise)

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: Chow vs Karklins (Chicago, 1979) c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bxd4 0-1

Dec 14, 20252 min

🧠🧠🧠 Didn't Have to Draw (Find the Blunder Exercise)

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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 dxc4 11. Ndxc4 Nd5 12. Bb2 Qe8 13. Qf3 b5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Qh3 N7f6 16. f4 g6 17. g4 Nb4 18. Bb1 Rc8 19. g5 Nh5 20. Ng4 Nc2 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. d5+ Ng7 23. Ne4 exd5 24. Nf5 d4 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. gxf6 * And the answer is... 24... gxf5 25. Qh6 d4 26. Bxc2 fxe4

Dec 13, 20253 min

❓What Does Each Exercise Do (Q&A)

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

Dec 12, 202519 min

🧠🧠 Q5 vs Q6 (Hybrid Exercise)

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: Q7/7k/1p1p3p/4p1p1/4P3/2P3PK/PP5P/5q2 w - - 1 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kg4 Qe2+ 2. Kh3 h5 3. Qb7+ Kh6 4. Qf7 * And the answer is... 4... g4+ 5. Kh4 Qxh2#

Dec 11, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ The Opera Game, Part 3 (Walkthrough)

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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

Dec 10, 202541 min

🧠 Eager (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 b6 7. d5 exd5 8.Nxd5 Bb7 9.Nxf6 gxf6 10.Bh6 Re8 11.Be2 Kh8 12.0-0 Nc6 * And the answer is... White's move 8. Nxd5 is illegal because the Knight is pinned by the black Bishop on b4.

Dec 9, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 Seeing the Matrix Code (Why Blindfold), Part One (Insight)

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

Dec 8, 20259 min

🧠 Two on One (Position Exercise)

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: 8/8/8/8/8/pp6/P1k5/K7 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... b2#

Dec 7, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Kashdan Kashd-in (Game Exercise)

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: Kashdan vs Taube (The Hague, 1928) e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. N3e4 Ned5 12. f4 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bc3 Rd7 19. Qe3 Qb6 20. Qh3 Nf5 21. c5 Qb5 22. d5 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 Nh5 24. g4 Rxd5 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 Nh6 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rg1 1-0

Dec 6, 20254 min

❓ My Eyes Lied to Me (Q&A)

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

Dec 5, 202515 min

🧠🧠 Game or Sport? (Opening Exercise)

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: dzaja69 vs games_sports (Lichess, 2022) e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Rb1 O-O 10. h3 Nd7 11. f4 * And the answer is... 11... Qb6+ 12. Kh2 (12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxb1) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxb1

Dec 4, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ The Opera Game, Part 2 (Walkthrough)

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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

Dec 3, 202527 min

🧠 Reverse Ghosts (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 * And the answer is... White's move 7.Nxc6 is illegal because there is nothing to capture on c6.

Dec 2, 20252 min

⚡ Getting Unstuck in Calculations (Quick Lesson)

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 If you enjoyed this episode and want to explore some of the ideas further, here are two articles I mentioned: The Four Things Consider Illegal Moves

Dec 1, 202511 min

🧠 Kickass Sermon (Lost Piece Exercise)

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/r7/8/8/3k4/PK6/8/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bb6

Nov 30, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Zuggest of Zwangs (Position Exercise)

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: 6k1/7p/4p3/1p1n1Pp1/8/7K/Pr5P/3Q4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rg2 2. Kxg2 (2. Qxd5 Rxh2+ 3. Kxh2 exd5) (2. Qb3 Nf4#) 2... Ne3+

Nov 29, 20251 min

❓ Why Did I Take the Rook (Q&A)

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

Nov 28, 202519 min

🧠🧠 Burnett vs Barnett (Game Exercise)

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: [White "Ronald Burnett"] [Black "Alexander Solomon Barnett"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Na6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nc5 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. Nf3 Ne6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne4 b5 14. Qc1 Qe7 15. Rd6 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Rc7 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Nh4 1-0

Nov 27, 20254 min

🚶‍♂️ The Opera Game, Part 1 (Walkthrough)

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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

Nov 26, 202530 min

🧠 Confusing Ruy (Illegal Move Exercise)

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. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.d4 Ne6 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. c3 Bxe5 11. Rxe5 O-O 12. Nc3 Qxd4 13. Qh5 Qd7 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. h3 Bc8 18. Qf5 Nd4 * And the answer is... White’s move 12. Nc3 is illegal as the c3 square is already occupied by a White pawn (that was moved there on move 10).

Nov 25, 20253 min

👨‍🏫 Clarity on Clarity (Insight)

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

Nov 24, 20259 min

🧠 It Was Unlocked (Hybrid Exercise)

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: 3r3k/6pp/8/6PK/6R1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rf4 Rd3 * And the answer is... Rf8#

Nov 23, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Englisch in London (Find the Blunder Exercise)

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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nxd5 Qh6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qe3 Qxe3 14. Nxe3 * And the answer is... 11... Nxd4 12. hxg4 (12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qh2#

Nov 22, 20252 min

❓ I Want to Visualize (Q&A)

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

Nov 21, 202513 min

🧠🧠 *error* (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 b4 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 * And the answer is... Black's move 11... b4 is illegal because the square is occupied by the black Bishop.

Nov 20, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ 960 Game (Walkthrough)

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

Nov 19, 202532 min

🧠 Karjakin Kaput (Game Exercise)

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: Andreikin vs Karjakin (Moscow, 2010) c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Bg7 6. Bg5 Nge7 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Nf6+ Kh8 10. Ng4+ 1-0

Nov 18, 20252 min

⚡ Five Sentences for Openings (Quick Lesson)

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

Nov 17, 20259 min

🧠 Reckless Abandon (Opening Exercise)

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: d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Bxb8 dxc3 6. Be5 * And the answer is... 6... cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bb4+ *

Nov 16, 20252 min

🧠🧠🧠 Owed a Tenner (Opening Exercise)

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. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. a5 Ba7 7. b5 axb5 8. Bxb5 Nf6 9. Ba3 Nxe4 10. Qe2 Nxf2 11. Nxe5 Nd4 * And the answer is... Nxd7+ Nxe2 13. Nf6#

Nov 15, 20252 min

❓ Blunder Checks? (Q&A)

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

Nov 14, 202514 min

🧠🧠 Dutch Defense O.P. (Game Exercise)

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. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe8 8. Ne5 d6 9. Nd3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nb4 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. Qd5+ Be6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Qe2 a5 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. c4 b5 18. cxb5 Qc3+ {White resigns.} 0-1

Nov 13, 20254 min

🚶‍♂️ 960 Position (Walkthrough)

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

Nov 12, 202523 min

🧠 Chaos (Find the Blunder Exercise)

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 Athens vs London correspondence game of 1897. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Bc5 4. Ng3 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nh5 O-O 8. Nd5 Nxe4 9. Bxd8 Bxd5 10. dxe4 Bxe4 * And the answer is... 9... Bxf2+ 10. Ke2 Bg4# (10... Nd4#)

Nov 11, 20252 min