Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner
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🧠🧠🧠 Undercover Boss (Lost Piece Exercise)
5 november 2026 · 9 min
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? Lees meer
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:
r5q1/5b2/2r5/1q5r/3b4/r4q2/2qbr1r1/1r6 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠🧠 Aiden and Abettin' (Find the Blunder Exercise)
4 november 2026 · 8 min
Find the Blunder Exercise: Somewhere in this sequence of moves, one player will make a serious mistake and their opponent will not punish them for it. Find the blunder and identify which move should have been played to punish it. Lees meer
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 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. Nf3 cxd2+ 6. Bxd2 exf6 7. Bc4 Bg4 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nc6 12. Rhg1 Kh8 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bc3 Qe8 15. h4 h5 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Adapted from the game AidenAtDontMove vs FlynnTheKing002 (Lichess, 2024)
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠🧠 Unwell Bird of Prey (Illegal Move Exercise)
3 november 2026 · 7 min
Illegal Move Exercise: Somewhere in the game below is an illegal move. Find it and identify why it is illegal. Lees meer
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. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. a3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Be7 11. O-O c6 12. b4 Qh5 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 a6 15. Bb3 Rfd8 16. Ne2 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠 Snug and Warm (Position Exercise)
2 november 2026 · 6 min
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! Lees meer
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:
5Bnk/7p/7P/7K/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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👨🏫 Diagnosing Muscle Mistakes (Insight)
30 oktober 2026 · 6 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. Lees meer
A step-by-step through the process I use with coaching students to find why certain mistakes happened.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Four Things
Dormant Ideas
Freezing, Forgetting, Framing, and Freewheeling
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🧠🧠🧠 Center Cannot Hold (Hybrid Exercise)
29 oktober 2026 · 9 min
Hybrid Exercise: 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. Lees meer
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:
2kr3r/pppbqpp1/2nb1n1p/4p3/4P3/1PNP1NP1/PB3PBP/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... g5 2. Nb5 Bc5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nbxd4 Nxe4 5. Nxc6 Bxc6 6. Nd2 Rhe8 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
giovannimoreno vs NextSkiller (Lichess, 2021)
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠🧠 As English as Bovril (Opening Exercise)
28 oktober 2026 · 8 min
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. Lees meer
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 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 O-O 7. g3 Qe7 8. Nb5 d6 9. a3 Ne5 10. axb4 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by Aiden Rayner
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠 Ain't No Sunshine (Lost Piece Exercise)
27 oktober 2026 · 4 min
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? Lees meer
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:
5rk1/5p1p/6p1/7n/3BK3/5P2/8/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠 Suspect Sequence (Illegal Move Exercise)
26 oktober 2026 · 4 min
Illegal Move Exercise: Somewhere in the game below is an illegal move. Find it and identify why it is illegal. Lees meer
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 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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👨🏫 Options Before Lines (Insight)
23 oktober 2026 · 5 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. Lees meer
A more efficient thinking process to turn candidate moves into clear decisions.
Mentioned in this episode:
Why Blindfold Series
Jessika's Review
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🧠🧠🧠 Shoot from Cover (Lost Piece Exercise)
22 oktober 2026 · 8 min
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? Lees meer
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:
1n2kb1r/1pq2p1p/p3p3/3b4/4NPpn/1N2B3/PPP4P/R3K2R b KQk - 1 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠🧠 Naaaaasty (Position Exercise)
21 oktober 2026 · 8 min
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! Lees meer
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/p4rkp/8/2p1q1N1/P1P5/8/8/7K w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Petrosian vs Simagin (Moscow, 1956)
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠 The Road Less Traveled (Find the Blunder Exercise)
20 oktober 2026 · 9 min
Find the Blunder Exercise: Somewhere in this sequence of moves, one player will make a serious mistake and their opponent will not punish them for it. Find the blunder and identify which move should have been played to punish it. Lees meer
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 Bg4 3. Ne5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 bxc6 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠 Grateful for Greco (Opening Exercise)
19 oktober 2026 · 7 min
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. Lees meer
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. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. Nf3 exf4+ 6. Kf2 Bc5+ 7. d4 Bd6 8. Bb5+ Kf8 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by Aiden Rayner
Exercise audio generated with the help of AI to ensure clarity and to avoid human (that is, mine) errors in the exercise recording itself. Exercise design, music, show notes, answer explanations, and everything else were done by humans.
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🧠🧠🧠 Hakki Hari Abu Dhabi (Position Exercise)
15 oktober 2026 · 6 min
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! Lees meer
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:
6k1/2p3pp/4bp2/8/1p2PP2/rPn5/1RN1BKPP/8 b - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
Hakki vs Harikrishna (Abu Dhabi, 2004)
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🧠🧠 Geometrick (Find the Blunder Exercise)
14 oktober 2026 · 5 min
Find the Blunder Exercise: Somewhere in this sequence of moves, one player will make a serious mistake and their opponent will not punish them for it. Find the blunder and identify which move should have been played to punish it. Lees meer
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 c5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bxe5 Bc5 6. Nc3 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4 O-O *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
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🧠 Banana Kick (Hybrid Exercise)
13 oktober 2026 · 4 min
Hybrid Exercise: 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. Lees meer
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/7p/7K/8/8/7N/8/5r2 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... Rf8 2. Ng5 Rg8 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
Exercise designed by WFM Tihana Ivekovic
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👨🏫 What I Don't Yet Know (Insight)
9 oktober 2026 · 5 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. Lees meer
I made a list of all the things the things the world's leading expert on Chess visualization should know, but that I don't. Now I'm going about learning it all.
Mentioned in this episode:
The List of Things I Don't Know
David C. Baker's "Getting to Know" article
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🧠🧠 Find the Strengths (Position Exercise)
7 oktober 2026 · 8 min
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! Lees meer
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:
7r/5pk1/6p1/3Pp1P1/p3PN2/Pp4n1/1P6/1KR5 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Nailicis (Opening Exercise)
6 oktober 2026 · 7 min
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. Lees meer
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 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Qc2 Be6 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Tower of Darkness (Lost Piece Exercise)
5 oktober 2026 · 5 min
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? Lees meer
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:
8/3n4/2k1b3/8/8/8/6PP/3Nb2K b - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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👨🏫 Throughlines, Conceptualization and Rating Part 7 (Insight)
2 oktober 2026 · 9 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. This is the seventh and final part of the Conceptualization and Rating series. Lees meer
Human brains are human brains. Regardless of our Chess rating, the sorts of errors we make, their causes, are the same. Gaining rating is a process of grappling with that.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Four Things
Vacated Squares
The Why Blindfold series
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🧠🧠🧠 Off Book Rooks (Lost Piece Exercise)
1 oktober 2026 · 5 min
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? Lees meer
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:
4R1R1/1R6/7R/3R4/R4R2/2q5/7R/1R3R2 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠🧠 Normal 'Til It's Not (Illegal Move Exercise)
30 september 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 d6 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. Nd2 c6 15. Nf3 Qc7 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Arms Too Long (Opening Exercise)
29 september 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 4. Bh3 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Themistocles' Note (Position Exercise)
28 september 2026 · 5 min
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! Lees meer
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:
kn6/p7/PP6/K7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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👨🏫 Data Before Meaning, Conceptualization and Rating Part 6 (Insight)
25 september 2026 · 10 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. This is Part 6 of the Conceptualization and Rating series kicked off a few weeks ago. The brain wants to filter our thinking down to a "point". Breaking through and beyond 1800 is in large part about resisting that. Lees meer
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👨🏫 Frames on Demand, Conceptualization and Rating Part 5 (Insight Episode)
25 september 2026 · 9 min
Welcome to the Friday insight (on Thursday this week because we're catching up). This is Part 4 of the Conceptualization and Rating series kicked off a few weeks ago. Under pressure, our brains simplify the position for us before we even get a chance to think about it for ourselves. These "frames" affect so much of our thinking, and breaking through 1500 is about breaking those frames. Lees meer
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👨🏫 Challenge of Short Calculations, Conceptualization and Rating Part 4 (Insight Episode)
24 september 2026 · 8 min
Welcome to the Friday insight (on Thursday this week because we're catching up). This is Part 4 of the Conceptualization and Rating series kicked off a few weeks ago. Conceptualization at 1200 is all about the short calculation. Here's the challenges of that and how to approach it. Lees meer
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🧠 Zeroed In (Position Exercise)
23 september 2026 · 5 min
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! Lees meer
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:
8/2R5/4pk2/3rN1p1/3P4/6P1/3n2K1/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 The Rules Gambit (Illegal Move Exercise)
22 september 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. e4 Ba6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 *
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🧠 Left with Nothing (Lost Piece Exercise)
21 september 2026 · 4 min
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? Lees meer
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:
8/8/5r2/8/3k4/8/PP6/K7 b - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Never or Now (Position Exercise)
7 september 2026 · 4 min
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! Lees meer
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:
5Bnk/7p/7P/7K/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠🧠🧠 Knaak For It (Hybrid Exercise)
3 september 2026 · 7 min
Hybrid Exercise: 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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
2r3k1/5pp1/7p/4q3/1R6/3Q2P1/2n4P/1K3R2 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
Qa6 Qc3 2. Rb2 Nb4 3. Qd6 Nd3 4. Rb8 Qc2+ 5. Ka1 Qa4+ 6. Kb1 Qc2+ 7. Ka1 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠🧠🧠 Never the Same Piece Twice (Find the Blunder Exercise)
2 september 2026 · 11 min
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? Lees meer
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. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Ne4 f5 6. Ng5 Be7 7. N5f3 c6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Ngf3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Re8 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bf4 Nbd7 14. Qe2 c5 15. Bc2 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 cxd4 17. Ba4 Rf8 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Long Arm of the Law (Awareness Exercise)
1 september 2026 · 9 min
Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. Lees meer
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FEN from today's exercise:
8/5p1k/1bP3rp/8/6N1/7P/2R5/6K1 w - - 0 1
Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.
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🧠 Natural Sprinters (Hybrid Exercise)
31 augustus 2026 · 6 min
Hybrid Exercise: 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. Lees meer
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
FEN for today's exercise:
5rk1/5np1/6p1/8/8/8/P5PP/4R2K w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
a4 Ng5 2. a5 Ne4 3. Rxe4 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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👨🏫 Patterns Don't Always Help Us (Insight Episode)
28 augustus 2026 · 11 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. This is a quick aside for the ongoing "Conceptualization and Rating" series on the Friday Insight. You can find the first part on the pod a couple of weeks ago. Lees meer
Pattern recognition and intuition can be strengths, but left unchecked can override what we consciously intended to do. And, for example, cause you to write, record, and release the entirely wrong episode on the entirely wrong week and not notice. Y'know, just as an example.
Mentioned in this episode:
Willpower is Not the Answer
Jessika's Review
The New Mantra Technique article
Can Kabadayi's CLAMP method for blunder checks
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🧠🧠 Elimination Process (Lost Piece Exercise)
27 augustus 2026 · 7 min
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? Lees meer
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:
r3r2k/2q1n2p/2n3p1/5p2/1p6/1B3P2/1P4PP/3Q1RK1 b - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Severed Heaven (Position Exercise)
26 augustus 2026 · 7 min
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! Lees meer
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:
5qk1/R7/6pP/4B1K1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Help Center (Find the Blunder Exercise)
25 augustus 2026 · 9 min
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? Lees meer
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 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Bishop on a Bishop (Awareness Exercise)
24 augustus 2026 · 7 min
Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. Lees meer
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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
FEN from today's exercise:
8/4bpk1/4b3/7P/3KR1P1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.
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👨🏫 Building to 1000, Conceptualization and Rating Part 2 (Insight Episode)
21 augustus 2026 · 10 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. This is part two for the ongoing "Conceptualization and Rating" series on the Friday Insight. Find the first part in last week's insight episode. Lees meer
Starting out with Chess is tough on the brain. Here are the key conceptualization skills you need to finally reach 1000.
Mentioned in this episode:
Don't Move Until You See It training tools
The New Mantra Technique article
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🧠🧠 Tasty Potshots (Opening Exercise)
20 augustus 2026 · 10 min
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. Lees meer
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. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 Ng4 9. O-O Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nxb3 12. axb3 c6 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠🧠 Chances Come Once (Hybrid Exercise)
19 augustus 2026 · 6 min
Hybrid Exercise: 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. Lees meer
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
FEN for today's exercise:
7r/1k4pp/1pp5/2b5/3pB3/3K4/7r/5R2 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
Rf7+ Ka6 2. Rxg7 Rh3+ 3. Kc4 Re8 4. Bxc6 d3 *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Jump the Gun (Illegal Move Exercise)
18 augustus 2026 · 7 min
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. Lees meer
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 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Stretched Further (Opening Exercise)
17 augustus 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Qd7 8. d4 Bb4+ 9. c3 O-O-O *
Answer at the end of the episode.
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🧠 Hopping Mad (Lost Piece Exercise)
16 augustus 2026 · 4 min
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? Lees meer
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:
8/8/8/2k5/3p4/5R2/2K5/4n3 w - - 0 1
Answer at the end of the episode.
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⚡️ What 1800s Are Missing (Quick Lesson)
15 augustus 2026 · 14 min
In my work with 1800 and 2000 rated students, I've seen two common areas for improvement that seem to mark the difference between players at that level and the level above. Here's what they are and how to train them. Lees meer
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
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👨🏫 Conceptualization and Rating (Insight Episode)
14 augustus 2026 · 9 min
Welcome to the Friday insight. Today we kick off a new series walking you through key rating milestones and exactly what conceptualizations skills are most important to master at each one. Lees meer
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