Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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: 1r4k1/3q1p1p/3p2p1/1p1Nb3/8/2P5/1P2QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qxe5 dxe5 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Nxd7

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: [White "Schadd, Jan"] [Black "Raddatz, Michael"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.h4 c5 7.d5 e6 8.h5 exd5 9.exd5 Nbd7 10.hxg6 fxg6 11.Bh6 Bxh6 12.Rxh6 Ne5 13.Nf3 Qe7 14.Qd2 Nfg4 15.O-O-O Nxh6 0-1

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: r4rk1/ppp1qppp/5n2/4p3/N1P5/1P3P2/PB3QPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Be3

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

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: 5k2/4q3/8/8/8/3R4/3K2R1/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rf2+ Ke8 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Re2 or 2. Re3

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

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: Sosonko vs Helmers (Reykjavik, 1980) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 Bb7 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Be7 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rae1 Qc7 15. Nh4 Bf8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Be7 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. Re2 h5 20. Rfe1 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Nf6 22. Bc2 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Re8 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Rxe8+ 1-0

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: [White "Webb, Simon"] [Black "Schussler, Harry"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.e5 Ne8 8.Bf4 c5 9.exd6 Nxd6 10.Qd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nb6 12.Ndb5 Nxb5 13.Bxb5 Qxd2 14.Bxd2 Rd8 15.Bg5 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Rd5 0-1

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 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d3 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 8... exf4

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

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: 6k1/ppn3p1/2p2pqp/2n1p3/2P1rP2/1P4P1/PB1brN1P/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd8

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: 8/8/1pp5/2P4k/8/5K2/8/2Q5 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... bxc5 2. Qxc5+ Kh4 { White to move. Checkmate in two. } * And the answer is... Qf5 c5 4. Qg4#

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: 2r3k1/5p1p/6p1/1P2q3/Q3P3/7P/3r1RP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qc5 2. Rf1 Qe3 3. Qa1 Rxf2 4. Rxf2 Rc1+ 5. Qxc1 Qxc1+

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: 8/6k1/4qppp/7r/8/5Q1P/4rPP1/5RK1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nf4

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: [White "Restas, Peter"] [Black "Asztalos, Viktor"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.a3 d6 8.c4 Nc7 9.exd6 Bxd6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.O-O Nc6 12.b4 Bd4 13.Ra2 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Re2 Qd6 16.c5 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Qd5 18.Be4 Qh5 19.g4 Bxe4+ 20.Rxe4 Qh3 0-1

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 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Be3 * And the answer is... 4... Bxe4

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: 8/8/8/8/3k2KP/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: h5 Ke5 2. Kg5 Ke6 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Kg6 Ke7 4. Kg7 and the pawn cannot be stopped.

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: 2q2q2/1q4q1/5q2/7K/3q4/2q5/1q4q1/2q2q2 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kh5

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: 5B2/8/K7/8/kpp5/7R/8/1B6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rc3 bxc3 (1... b3 2. Rxc4#) 2. Bc2# 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

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 "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Anish Giri"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

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: [White "Arthur Simons"] [Black "Edward Lowe"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Ne7 4. f4 d5 5. Bb5+ Nbc6 6. d3 d4 7. Nce2 * And the answer is... 7...Qa5+

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: r1b2rk1/1pq1bppp/p3p3/4n1B1/3N4/1n1B3R/1P2Q1PP/5RNK w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rh3

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

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: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/3p4/2qn4/2B5/8/PBQ2PPP/R4RK1 w kq - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Qe4+ Be6 2. Rad1 Nc7 3. Bxe6 Nxe6 4. Bxg7 Rg8 5. Qxh7 Ke7 6. Rfe1 Qg5 { How can White save the Bishop and achieve a winning advantage at the same time? } * And the answer is... Rxe6+ Kxe6 (7... fxe6 8. Bh6+) 8. Qe4+ Kd7 9. Qxb7+ Ke6 10. Re1+ Kf5 11. Qxf7+ Kg4 12. Qf3+ Kh4 13. Qh3#

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: 3N2R1/7p/8/3K1kp1/3Pr1n1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rf8+ Nf6+ 2. Rxf6+ Kxf6 3. Kxe4

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: Alekhine vs Lovewell (Providence, 1923) d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bf4 Nge7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Bd3 Nxf4 8. exf4 Re8 9. Bxh7+ Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Qh5 f6 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: NN vs Blackburne (London, 1884) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxe5 d6 8. Qxh8 Qh4 9. O-O Nf6 10. c3 Ng4 11. h3 Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 Bf5 13. Qxa8 { Find a checkmate in two moves. } * And the answer is... 13... Qxh3+ 14. gxh3 Bxe4#

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: 3b4/8/8/3k4/8/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd1+

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: b4 e5 2. Bb2 d5 * And the answer is... Bxe5

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: kbK5/pp6/1P6/8/8/8/8/R7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ra6 bxa6 (1... Bh2 2. Rxa7#) 2. b7#

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: 5k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kd2 Ke7 2. Kd3 { Find the only move that draws for Black. } * And the answer is... 2... Kd7

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: [White "Szep, Janos"] [Black "Szabo, Levente Jr."] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nbd2 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ne5 f6 9.Nc4 f5 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Bf4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qe8 14.Qd5+ e6 15.Qc4 Qe7 16.f3 exf3 17.exf3 f4 18.Rad1 c5 19.Bh3 Bd7 20.Rxd7 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