Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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: 1R1R4/8/1r3P2/r1NK1P2/2PP1p2/5b2/6p1/4k3 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bc6

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: 8/8/5k2/7K/5PP1/6nP/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kh6 Ne2 * And the answer is... g5+ Kf7 3. g6+ Kg8 4. f5 and it just continues to get nasty for Black from here…

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: 7k/8/5N1P/8/2p5/2N5/8/3K3R w - - 0 1 And the answer is... h7 Kg7 2. h8=Q+ Kg6 3. Nfd5 Kf5 4. Qf6+ Kg4 5. Qf4#

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 "Hamel, Jochen"] [Black "Boettcher, Patrick"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 Na6 9.Be2 h6 10.Be3 Nd7 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.g4 f5 13.gxf5 gxf5 14.exf5 Ndc5 15.O-O-O Bxf5 16.Rdg1 Qf6 17.Rg3 Nb4 18.Ne1 Nxa2+ 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

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: 8/8/8/6pK/1Rp3P1/PkP5/1r6/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Kxc3 2. Ra4 Rb5

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 Figure out which model describes you best: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/two-biases/

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: Burn vs NN (Dublin, 1889) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 1-0

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: 8/2R3K1/7P/8/8/1p6/k7/7r w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kh8 Kb1 2. Rb7 * And the answer is... 2... Rxh6+ 3. Kg7 Rh3 1/2-1/2

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: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 d5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qd1 Bg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Be2 Nh6 10. c3 O-O 11. O-O Qf6 12. Na3 Nf5 * And the answer is... 7... dxc4

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. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Re1 O-O { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... e5

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: 7k/5Q2/6p1/6P1/8/8/8/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qf7

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: 1r1qr2k/p1p1b1pp/4R3/2pp4/3P4/1P3P1P/P1Q3P1/RNB4K b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nh4

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 "Dibai, Jerry"] [Black "Brujin, Homero"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.Re1 e5 11.Qc2 b6 12.Nc4 Nd7 13.Ne3 Nf6 14.Nd5 Qd6 15.Rd1 Rd8 16.Bg5 h6 17.Nxf6+ 1-0

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: 2b2rk1/1pr1qpbp/p1npp1p1/8/1PP1PP2/P3BN2/3QB1PP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Jauregui Andrade vs Fischer (Santiago, 1959) 1... Rd7 2. b5 Nd8 3. Qb4 Re8 4. Rd2 f5 5. c5 d5 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... c6 bxc6 (6... Qxb4 7. cxd7 and White wins a lot of material.) 7. Bc5 Qf6 8. e5 Qf7 9. Ng5 and the black Queen is trapped.

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: 3R4/8/8/8/3pk3/8/3p3r/3K4 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ra8 Ke3 2. Ra3+ d3 { How does White save a draw here? } * And the answer is... Rxd3+ Kxd3 Stalemate.

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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 Nf6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 * And the answer is... Black's move 5...Nc6 is illegal because the Knight got exchanged on the previous move.

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/kp6/p1p2p2/3r4/1P1b1pPR/P2R1K2/5P2/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rh5 Be5 2. Rxd5 cxd5 3. Rxe5 fxe5 4. g5 d4 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Ke4, 5. Ke2, stopping the Black pawns before pushing their own. g6 would be bad due to 5... d3 6. g7 e4+ 7. Kxf4 d2 8. g8=Q d1=Q and the game will probably end in a draw.

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: r5k1/5ppp/5q2/8/8/8/4QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qe8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8# *

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/8/5k2/5p2/8/3R1K2/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... e3

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: Diemer vs Trommsdorf (Bagneux, 1973) d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 c6 5. g4 b5 6. g5 Nfd7 7. h4 b4 8. Nb1 d5 9. e5 e6 10. h5 c5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. Rxh7 Rxh7 14. Bxg6+ Ke7 15. Bxh7 cxd4 16. f4 Qh8 17. Qh5 Ba6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nh4 Nf8 20. g6 Kd7 21. Nd2 Kc7 22. Ndf3 Nd7 23. Bd2 Qf8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Qg4 Ndxe5 26. Qh3 Nc4 27. Nxe6+ Kd7 28. f5 Nxd2 29. O-O-O Qf6 30. Nxg7 Re3 31. Nh5 Qg5 32. Qg4 b3 33. axb3 Nxb3+ 34. Kb1 Rd3 35. Qg1 Nd2+ 36. Ka1 Qd8 37. Nf6+ Kc8 38. Rxd2 Qa5+ 39. Kb1 Nb4 40. Rxd3 Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Nxd3+ 42. Kd2 Qa5+ 43. Ke2 Ne5+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kg3 Qg5+ { 1/2-1/2 } *

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

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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O Qf6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 g4 18. hxg4 h3 19. gxh3 Rxh3 20. f4 Qh4 21. Rf2 Nf6 22. gxf5 Ng4 23. Rff1 { Black to move. Checkmate in two moves. } * And the answer is... 23... Rg3+ (23... Qg3+ 24. Bxg3 Rh1#) 24. Bxg3 Qh1#

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/KQ6/3q4/2k5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Qa6 Qd7+ 2. Qb7 Qd8 3. Qa6 Kd5 * And the answer is... Qd3+ Ke5 5. Qxd8

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization FEN for today's exercise: 2r5/1R6/6pk/1K6/1p3P2/8/3p4/7R b - - 0 1 And the answer is... f4

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: b5k1/p1RP2pp/8/8/8/P7/1PP4r/1K6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1.d8=R#, 1.d8=Q#

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 "Von Alvensleben, Wolfram"] [Black "Mihalko, Jozsef"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 d5 6.e5 Qd7 7.O-O Ba6 8.Bxa6 Nxa6 9.Na3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bxa3 11.bxa3 Ne7 12.a4 Rc8 13.Ba3 Rc4 14.Rc1 Qxa4 15.Qd3 b5 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Rc3 Rxc3 18.Qxc3 Qc4 19.Qa5 Qc6 20.h4 Rc8 21.Qa3+ b4 22.Qd3 h6 23.h5 Nc7 24.g4 Qc3 25.Qe2 a6 26.Rd1 Nb5 27.Kg2 Rc4 28.Rd3 Qc1 29.Nd2 Rc3 30.Nb3 Qb1 31.Rd2 Rc4 32.f3 Nc3 33.Qe3 Nxa2 34.g5 Rc3 35.Qe2 Qxb3 36.Rxa2 hxg5 37.Rxa6 Rc2 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

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. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Kf8 7. Qxe5 Nf6 8. f3 d5 9. d4 Bb6 10. c3 Bd7 * And the answer is... 8.Qxc5+

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. For my appearance on Chess Journeys with Dr Kevin Scull, look up episode 82 of that podcast in your favorite player or listen online here. 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: 8/8/5K2/4n3/4k1B1/7P/8/8 w - - 1 1 PGN for today's exercise: Bc8 Kf4 2. h4 Nf3 3. h5 Ng5 4. Bf5 Nf3 5. h6 Ng5 { What is the best move for White? * And the answer is... 6.Kg6, and Black is in a zugzwang.

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: Botvinnik vs Kotov (Groningen, 1946) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c5 8. f3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Kf2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. h3 Qd6 17. Rhb1 b6 18. Bf1 Re7 19. a4 Rae8 20. Re1 c4 21. g4 g5 22. Ne2 Rxe3 23. Ng3 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 23... Qxg3+ 24. Kxg3 Ne4+

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: e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Qe5+ Be7 7. Bc4 Ng4 8. Qxf7# 1-0 And the answer is... The move Qxf7# is illegal as the White Queen cannot reach the f7 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

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. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Be3 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Nf6 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... Bxc5

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

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: c3 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 a5 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nd2 a4 7. dxc5 Ra5 8. b4 axb3 9. axb3 Rxa1 10. Qxa1 Nc6 * And the answer is... Bxb8 Rxb8 8. Qa4+ and 8. Bxb8

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: r2qnrk1/pp4b1/2ppb2p/P2Ppp2/NPP1P1pP/R1N1B1P1/2K2PBn/3Q3R b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nh2

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: r6k/1ppnNr1p/p4p1Q/2q2N2/2n2P2/4R3/PPP3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ng6+ Kg8 2. Qg7+ Rxg7 3. Nh6#

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: 8/2R4p/6pk/2R2b2/8/5KP1/7r/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Goglidze vs Kasparian (Soviet Union, 1934) g4 Rh3+ 2. Kf4 Rh4 { FInd a win for White. } * And the answer is... Rxf5 gxf5 4. Kxf5 and Black cannot stop mate with g5+ and Rxh7#.

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: e3 Nf6 2. b3 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Ne2 g6 6. d4 e4 7. d5 Nxd5 8. Nbc3 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Qd5 Bd7 11. Qxe4+ Qe7 12. O-O-O Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxb2+ 14. Kxb2 O-O-O * And the answer is... Qxd5, 8. Bxh8