Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner
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🧠 Minor Panic (Illegal Move Exercise)
28 april 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. a3 Be7 6. b4 Nf6 7. Bb2 0-0 *
And the answer is...
Black's move 5... Be7 is illegal because the d6-pawn is in the way.
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🧠 Vienna Symmetry Mate (Game Exercise)
27 april 2026 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 d6 5. Qxg7 Nf6 6. Qxf7# 1-0
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🧠🧠🧠 Rook Rebound (Position Exercise)
26 april 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
This puzzle comes from the catalogue of Lichess user GM Jepetto.
1r6/3R3p/6pk/8/2Rp1PP1/2pr3P/P7/6K1 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Rb1+ 2. Kf2 Rb2+ 3. Ke1
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🧠🧠🧠 In Its Pocketses (Hybrid Exercise)
25 april 2026 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
2nr1rk1/7p/p5p1/1p1p4/3B4/2PB1Q1P/q1P3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
golim vs amarkdalen (Lichess, 2023)
Qg3 Rxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Rf8+ 3. Kg1 Qb1+ 4. Kh2 Qc1 *
And the answer is...
Bxg6 Qf4 (5... hxg6 6. Qxg6#) 6. Bf7+ Kxf7 7. Qxf4+
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🧠🧠 Polgar vs Mecking (Game Exercise)
24 april 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
[White "Judit Polgar"] [Black "Henrique Mecking"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Rxd4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Qc6 15. Qe2+ Kd7 16. Bxf6 Bd6 17. Qd1 Re8 18. Bh3 b5 19. Rg1 Bb7 20. g6 Kc7 21. Bg2 Qc4 22. Bxb7 Bf4+ 23. Kb1 Kxb7 24. gxh7 1-0
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🧠🧠 Opposing Castles (Position Exercise)
23 april 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/1p2kp2/bR1R3P/8/5K2/8/3p3r/8 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Rxh6 2. Rxd2 (2. Rxh6 d1=Q) 2... Rxb6
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🧠 A Magician's Own (Find the Blunder Exercise)
22 april 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. d4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Nf3 Nbc6 *
And the answer is...
g4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 7. h5 Bxh5 8. gxh5
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🧠 Party on the Sixth (Position Exercise)
21 april 2026 · 2 min
Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. Lees meer
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:
8/8/1knNKR2/p7/8/8/3r3P/8 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Nc4+ Kc5 2. Nxd2
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🧠 Orangutango (Opening Exercise)
20 april 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 *
And the answer is...
4... dxc4
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🧠🧠🧠 Sirkhay (Game Exercise)
19 april 2026 · 5 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
TheLuftvaffel vs sirkhay (Lichess blitz, 2025)
e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc1 Qd6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nf4 Rb8 14. c3 Kh8 15. a4 a6 16. b4 Nxc3 17. Nh5 Ne4 18. Ng5 Qg6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Be2 Nf6 21. Qf4 Bg4 22. Nxf6 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Qxf6 24. Qc7 Qxd4 25. Rb1 Qd3 26. Reb2 e3 27. Rb3 exf2+ 28. Kh1 f1=Q+ 0-1
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🧠🧠 Almost Zero Captures (Opening Exercise)
18 april 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Be3 Re8 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. O-O-O a6 9. Bh6 Bh8 10. Ng5 b5 *
And the answer is...
Bxf7#
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🧠 Empowering Others (Position Exercise)
17 april 2026 · 1 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/8/8/p7/k1KR4 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Kc2#
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🧠 One Wing (Illegal Move Exercise)
16 april 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
a3 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. axb4 e6 4. Ba3 Nf6 5. Bxf8 Kxf8 6. Nc3 g6 *
And the answer is...
White's move 5. Bxf8 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on b4.
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🧠 Bent Fork (Hybrid Exercise)
15 april 2026 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
4rb2/4r1pk/6pp/8/2N5/8/5PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... Re4 2. Nd6 Bxd6 3. Rxd6 *
And the answer is...
3... Re1+ 4. Rxe1 Rxe1#
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🧠 Here's Johnny (Position Exercise)
14 april 2026 · 1 min
Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. Lees meer
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:
8/8/8/8/2r5/8/PP1k4/1K6 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Rc1#
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🧠 Slapback (Find the Blunder Exercise)
13 april 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. Ng5 h6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 *
And the answer is...
4... Qxg5
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🧠🧠🧠 Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Position Exercise)
12 april 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
G. Rinder (1961)
8/2B4p/2p2R1K/1Pk3N1/1n1r1n2/NQP5/8/8 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Qd5+ cxd5 (1... Nbxd5 2. Rxc6#) (1... Nfxd5 2. Ne6#) (1... Rxd5 2. Ne4#) (1... Kxd5 2. Rf5#) 2. Bb6#
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❓Hit a Wall at 10 Moves? (Q&A)
11 april 2026 · 8 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Lees meer
Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or aiden@dontmoveuntilyousee.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
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🧠🧠 Anti-Draw (Hybrid Exercise)
10 april 2026 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
Kramnik vs Wang Hao (Dortmund, 2013)
4r1k1/p2Q1pp1/5q2/6p1/P7/8/1P3PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... Rb8 2. Qxa7 Rxb2 3. h3 Ra2 *
And the answer is...
Qb8+ Kh7 5. Qb1+
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🧠 Swing When You're Down (Position Exercise)
9 april 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/2q5/1k6/1P6/KB6 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Ba2+
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🧠 Not Fine (Game Exercise)
8 april 2026 · 3 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
Fine vs Yudovich (Moscow, 1937)
d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Nxd5 axb5 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bxf6 Bb4+ 11. Qd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 gxf6 0-1
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👨🏫 Jessika's Method (Insight)
7 april 2026 · 9 min
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. 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
If you want to dive deeper into how to analyse your games the right way, make sure to check out the following video by GM Noël Studer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shma5hsckww
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🧠 Fool (Illegal Move Exercise)
6 april 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
f4 d5 2. e3 Nc6 3. g4 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 Bxg4+ 5. Nf3 Bxf3+ 6. Kxf3 *
And the answer is...
Black's move 3... Qh4+ is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the pawn on e7.
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🧠🧠🧠 I'm a Survivor (Game Exercise)
5 april 2026 · 6 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
FeykineCevapAlanAdam vs Miasnik2511 (Lichess blitz, 2025)
e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Na4 Nf8 14. Bb2 Ne7 15. Nc5 a5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Na4 Bd7 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. a4 Rac8 20. Ba3 Rc7 21. Ng5 Neg6 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxg6 Nxg6 25. Qh5 h6 26. Nf3 Rc8 27. Qg4 Qc3 28. Rfe1 Rc4 29. Qg3 b6 30. h4 Nf4 31. Kh2 Nd3 32. Red1 Qc2 33. Ne1 Nxe1 34. Rxe1 Qf5 35. f3 Qh5 36. Kh3 g5 37. Kh2 Rxh4+ 38. Kg1 Rc4 39. Rac1 Qg6 40. Rxc4 dxc4 41. f4 Qd3 42. Qxd3 cxd3 43. Rd1 1-0
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❓ Stretch or Conceptualization Muscle Growth? (Q&A)
4 april 2026 · 10 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Lees meer
Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or aiden@dontmoveuntilyousee.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
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🧠🧠 More-ozevich! (Hybrid Exercise)
3 april 2026 · 3 min
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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
Morozevich vs Gelfand (Corr., 2009)
6k1/1p1r1pp1/5n1p/1R1p4/P4P1r/1P2B3/5P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... Rh5 2. Kg2 Ne4 3. Rd4 Rd6 *
And the answer is...
Rxe4
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⚡ You Don't See Everything You See (Quick Lesson)
2 april 2026 · 7 min
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Call the Arbiter (Illegal Move Exercise)
1 april 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bxc6+ Bd7 8. Bxa8 Qxa8 9. 0-0 Nf6 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 0-0 *
And the answer is...
White's move 7. Bxc6+ is illegal because there is a pawn on d5, blocking the Bishop's path.
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⚡ When Life Has Other Plans (Quick Lesson)
31 maart 2026 · 7 min
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See 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
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🧠 Nestled (Position Exercise)
30 maart 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/r1k5/b7/P2r4/KN6 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Bb2# *
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🧠🧠🧠 The Nosebleed Section (Opening Exercise)
29 maart 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
juvemostar vs paporro (Lichess, 2021)
c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e3 a6 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Re8+ 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Ne2 Ng4 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Qd6 13. Nd5 h5 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Qxh5 Ra7 16. Bxe5 Qg6 17. Qh4 Nc6 18. Be4 Qh6 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Nh5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 d6 22. e6 Bxe6 23. Rfe1 *
And the answer is...
23... g5
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❓ Blitz Hurts Slow Chess? (Q&A)
28 maart 2026 · 10 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Lees meer
Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or aiden@dontmoveuntilyousee.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
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🧠🧠 Red Yellow Blue (Game Exercise)
27 maart 2026 · 4 min
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. 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:
Tricolor1899 vs tnkovalchuk (Lichess blitz, 2025)
e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 Qb6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. Bd3 Nxf3+ 12. Ke2 Nxe5 13. Nxd5 Nxd3 14. Kxd3 e6 15. Nc3 Bc5 16. Bg5+ f6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Ne7 19. Rad1+ Ke8 20. Rd6 Nf5+ 0-1
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🚶♂️ Vacated Squares in the Dutch (Walkthrough)
26 maart 2026 · 20 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
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🧠 Not Such a Beautiful Day (Hybrid Exercise)
25 maart 2026 · 2 min
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. 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:
6k1/5pp1/2b3n1/4p2p/8/3Q4/5PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... Nh4 2. g3 Nf3+ 3. Kg2 *
And the answer is...
3... Ne1+
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👨🏫 Just the Chess, Why Blindfold Part Five (Insight)
24 maart 2026 · 9 min
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. 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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🧠 Mushrooms and Olives (Illegal Move Exercise)
23 maart 2026 · 2 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 d6 7. 0-0 Bd7 *
And the answer is...
White's move 6. Qxd4 is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the Bishop on d3.
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🧠🧠🧠 Guilded (Hybrid Exercise)
22 maart 2026 · 2 min
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. Lees meer
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FEN for today's exercise:
6q1/3k4/1p3p1p/p1pPp3/P1P4P/1P1Q1n2/4NP1b/5K2 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
guilded55 vs wabeka (Lichess, 2024)
Qxf3 Qg6 2. Ng3 Qb1+ 3. Kg2 Bxg3 4. fxg3 Qc2+ 5. Kh3 Qg6 *
And the answer is...
Qg4+ Qxg4+ 7. Kxg4 Ke7 8. Kf5 Kf7 9. g4 Ke7 10. g5 hxg5 11. hxg5 fxg5 12. Kxg5
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❓ Are Visual Thinkers Better? (Q&A)
21 maart 2026 · 10 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. 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/conceptualization
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🧠🧠🧠 Steward of Gondor (Opening Exercise)
20 maart 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
Fauris vs gioser093 (Lichess, 2020)
e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Ngf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Ng8 9. Bc4 a6 10. O-O Bc5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. e6+ Kxe6 13. Ng5+ Ke7 *
And the answer is...
Re1+ Kf8 15. Ne6+ Ke7 16. Nxd8+
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🚶♂️ Three Brain Random Position (Walkthrough)
19 maart 2026 · 39 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Transposed (Illegal Move Exercise)
18 maart 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Be7 9. 0-0 c5 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bf4 Bd6 *
And the answer is...
White's move 8. Nxc4 is illegal because the Knight is pinned by the black Bishop on b4.
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⚡ First Candidate Moves (Quick Lesson)
17 maart 2026 · 8 min
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Do-Si-Do (Position Exercise)
16 maart 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/2N5/PK6/1B6/1k6 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Nd2# *
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🧠🧠🧠 Mi Castle Su Castle (Lost Piece Exercise)
15 maart 2026 · 2 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
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FEN for today's exercise:
r3k2r/ppp1pp2/2n2pbb/7p/1B5Q/PqP2NPB/1P3PP1/5RK1 w kq - 0 1
And the answer is...
Rd7
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❓ Can Bullet Help? (Q&A)
14 maart 2026 · 15 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Lees meer
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🧠🧠 Borg Queen (Game Exercise)
13 maart 2026 · 4 min
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. Lees meer
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PGN for today's exercise:
OLMEDO_23 vs giasson (Lichess blitz, 2025)
e4 g5 2. d4 g4 3. Qxg4 d5 4. Qe2 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qe3 h5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bd2 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Bf5 12. O-O-O Na5 13. f3 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Qd7 15. Nge2 Bg6 16. Nf4 Bh7 17. Rhe1 Bh6 18. g3 Qf5 19. Qxe7# 1-0
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🚶♂️ Two Brain Random Position (Walkthrough)
12 maart 2026 · 28 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See 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
Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
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🧠 Sophisticated French (Illegal Move Exercise)
11 maart 2026 · 3 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
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PGN for today's exercise:
e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. Be2 Bb5 8. 0-0 Nge7 9. Be3 Nf5 10. Nbd2 Nxe3 11. fxe3 cxd4 12. exd4 *
And the answer is...
Black's move 7... Bb5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the black Knight on c6.
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👨🏫 The Struggle Is the Point, Why Blindfold Part Four (Insight)
10 maart 2026 · 11 min
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. Lees meer
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