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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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👨‍🏫 We Are Astronauts (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 10, 20258 min

🧠 Hop the Fence (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. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qf4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 * And the answer is... White's move 4. Qf4 is illegal, because the e4-pawn is in the way.

Nov 9, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Vague Hague (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 game Jacobson vs Hoenlinger (Teh Hague, 1928). d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rc1 c5 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxe7 14. Bb5 Nf6 15. dxc5 Ne4 16. Rc2 Nxc5 17. b4 Ne4 18. a3 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Qf6 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nb3 Ng5 23. Nd2 Qg6 24. e4 Nxe4 25. Bd3 Nc3 26. Qf1 Qh6 27. Qe1 e4 28. Bf1 e3 29. Qxe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Rc8 * And the answer is... 26... Ne2+ 27. Bxe2 (27. Kh1 Qxd3) 27... Qxc2

Nov 8, 20253 min

❓ How Does "Doing the Math" Help Me 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 7, 202515 min

🧠🧠 Walk the Tal-k (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: Szukszta vs Tal (Uppsala, 1956) d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qb3 exd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. exd5 Nc6 12. dxc6 Re8 13. Kf2 Rxe3 14. Rd1 Ng4+ 15. fxg4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Qxd4 17. Qd5 Re2+ 18. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 19. Ke1 Re8+ 20. Be2 Rxe2+ *

Nov 6, 20254 min

🚶‍♂️ I Play Blindfolded! (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 5, 202520 min

🧠 Symmetry Wannabe (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: Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. c4 c5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Rc8 8. d3 e6 * And the answer is... Black's move 6... Bxf3 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the Knight on c6.

Nov 4, 20252 min

⚡ Conceptualization in Your Training Routine (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 3, 202511 min

🧠 Knife and... (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/k2b4/8/8/1KR5 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rc4+

Nov 2, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Bill the War Horse (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: Botvinnik vs Sharov (Leningrad, 1929) d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Qd3 Nf8 13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 b6 16. b4 Rd8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qc3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Rd7 22. Be4 Rb8 23. Ne5 Qf6 24. Qg3 Rc7 25. Ng4 Qe7 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Ne8 Qxe8 28. Qxc7 Rb2 29. Rad1 1-0

Nov 1, 20254 min

❓ Can't Hold the Image in My Mind (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

Oct 31, 202512 min

🧠🧠 That'll Kolste You (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 game Palau vs Kolste (London, 1927). Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Be5 f6 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 f5 11. Nd4 Bxe5 12. Nce2 * And the answer is... Rxh7 Rxh7 11. Bxg6+

Oct 30, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ Save the Draw (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

Oct 29, 202523 min

🧠 Fianchetto Showdown (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: g3 b6 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Re1 0-0 9. e4 * And the answer is... White's move 7. Bg5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the Knight on d2.

Oct 28, 20252 min

⚡ Returning to the Game Older (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

Oct 27, 202513 min

🧠 Not So Different (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. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Bb5+ * And the answer is... 6... axb5

Oct 26, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Post-Premonition (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 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

Oct 25, 20253 min

❓ Bishops and Knights (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

Oct 24, 202518 min

🧠🧠 Kings Repulsed (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: 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.

Oct 23, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ Position Continuity (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

Oct 22, 202538 min

🧠 Birdbrained (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: 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

Oct 21, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 The New Mantra Technique (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

Oct 20, 202511 min

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

Oct 19, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Good Enough (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 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.

Oct 18, 20253 min

❓ Rating Anxiety (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

Oct 17, 202517 min

🧠🧠 Ortolan (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: 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.

Oct 16, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ Finding the Lost Piece

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

Oct 15, 202521 min

🧠 Sicilia-No (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 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

Oct 14, 20252 min

⚡ What Does the Next Level Look Like? (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

Oct 13, 202513 min

🧠 Motion Blur (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/q7/8/8/kNp5/P1P5/2K5 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qf1#

Oct 12, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 To His Tshigorin (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: 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#

Oct 11, 20252 min

❓ How-To Game Exercise (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

Oct 10, 202512 min

🧠🧠 O vs U (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 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

Oct 9, 20252 min

🚶‍♂️ Tactic Building (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

Oct 8, 202533 min

🧠 Blom Blooms (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: 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

Oct 7, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 Vigilance (Insight)

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

Oct 6, 202510 min

🧠 Queen's Gambit Defiled (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 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.

Oct 5, 20252 min

🧠🧠🧠 That's Wild (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: 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#

Oct 4, 20252 min

❓ Audio > Written Notation? (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

Oct 4, 202510 min

🧠🧠 Lombardy's Trophy (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: 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

Oct 3, 20253 min

🚶‍♂️ Chunking and Anchoring (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

Oct 2, 202526 min

🧠 I Swear It's a Rule (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: 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.

Oct 1, 20253 min

⚡ Watching Your Brain (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

Sep 30, 20257 min

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

Sep 29, 20251 min

🧠🧠🧠 Explosive Queenside (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: 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.

Sep 28, 20254 min

❓ Recovering from Distraction? (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

Sep 27, 202510 min

🧠🧠 One Move Sooner (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. 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

Sep 26, 20253 min

🚶‍♂️ King and Pawn (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

Sep 25, 202536 min

🧠 Playing with Your Food (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: [FEN "8/6pk/6pp/5n2/6b1/8/5BPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] And the answer is... h3 Bh5 2. g4

Sep 24, 20251 min

👨‍🏫 The Four Things (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 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

Sep 23, 202510 min