Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner
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🧠🧠 O vs U (Find the Blunder Exercise)
10 oktober 2025 · 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:
Adapted from the game Colborne vs Blackburne (Hastings, 1894).
e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f4 d5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. Bc4 Bf5 11. Bb3 Nexd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qf3 c6 14. g4 Be6 15. Ne2 a5 *
And the answer is...
13... Qf6 14. c3 (14. Bc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 with a winning position.) 14... Nb4 15. Bc4 Qa6 16. g4 Qxa2 17. Be3 Bxc3
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🚶♂️ Tactic Building (Walkthrough)
9 oktober 2025 · 33 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Blom Blooms (Game Exercise)
8 oktober 2025 · 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:
Blom vs Jensen (Odense, 1934)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf6+ gxf6 8. Bxf6 Qd7 9. Bxh7+ 1-0
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👨🏫 Vigilance (Insight)
7 oktober 2025 · 10 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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🧠 Queen's Gambit Defiled (Illegal Move Exercise)
6 oktober 2025 · 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:
d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 0-0 6.Nc3 c6 *
And the answer is...
Black's move 3... Bg4 is illegal because it is blocked by the pawn on e6.
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🧠🧠🧠 That's Wild (Opening Exercise)
5 oktober 2025 · 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:
Mackenzie vs Collins (Birmingham, 1893)
e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bc5 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Nf3 Bf2+ 11. Kxf2 *
And the answer is...
11... Ne4+ 12. Ke3 Qf2+ 13. Kf4 g5#
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❓ Audio > Written Notation? (Q&A)
4 oktober 2025 · 11 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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🧠🧠 Lombardy's Trophy (Game Exercise)
3 oktober 2025 · 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:
Gerusel vs Lombardy (Toronto, 1957)
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Bf5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Be3 d4 12. Rd1 dxe3 13. Rxd8 exf2+ 14. Kd1 Rfxd8+ 15. Kc1 a6 16. Qb3 Nc5 17. Qc3 Na5 18. e4 Nab3+ 0-1
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🚶♂️ Chunking and Anchoring (Walkthrough)
2 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 I Swear It's a Rule (Illegal Move Exercise)
1 oktober 2025 · 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:
c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 e4 8.dxe5 Bc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3 *
And the answer is...
White's move 8.dxe5 is illegal because en passant can be done only when the pawn moves two squares from its starting square.
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⚡ Watching Your Brain (Quick Lesson)
30 september 2025 · 7 min
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Gallop (Position Exercise)
29 september 2025 · 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:
8/8/8/8/1pkn4/8/PP6/KR6 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Nc2#
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🧠🧠🧠 Explosive Queenside (Illegal Move Exercise)
28 september 2025 · 4 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:
b3 a5 2. Nc3 e6 3. a4 b6 4. d4 b5 5. Be3 bxa4 6. bxa4 d6 7. Qd2 Bd7 8. g3 Nc6 9. f3 Na7 10. Bg2 Nb5 11. Nh3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13. Bxa5 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. e4 Qc8 16. Nf4 Qa6 17. Bc3 Bxa4 18. Rfb1 d5 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. Rxb4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd7 22. c4 dxc4 23. Ng6 hxg6 24. f4 Qa6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rbxa4 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxa4 *
And the answer is...
White’s move 12… Bxc3 is illegal as White’s dark-squared bishop is on e3 and cannot capture Black’s knight on c3.
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❓ Recovering from Distraction? (Q&A)
27 september 2025 · 11 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
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🧠🧠 One Move Sooner (Game Exercise)
26 september 2025 · 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:
d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Qe8 9. c4 Qh5 10. e3 Ng4 11. h3 Ngf6 12. Nh2 Qg6 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Nh4 Bxh4 15. gxh4 Ndf6 16. Kh1 Nh5 17. Rg1 Neg3+ 18. fxg3 Nxg3# 0-1
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🚶♂️ King and Pawn (Walkthrough)
25 september 2025 · 36 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Playing with Your Food (Position Exercise)
24 september 2025 · 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:
[FEN "8/6pk/6pp/5n2/6b1/8/5BPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
And the answer is...
h3 Bh5 2. g4
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👨🏫 The Four Things (Insight)
23 september 2025 · 10 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
Check out the resources mentioned in this episode:
The Five Sentences Exercise: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/five-sentences
Listudy Blind Tactics Tool: https://listudy.org/en/blind-tactics/
Ramesh RB's Improve Your Chess Calculation: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/9056919970
Blindfold Trainer: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
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🧠 Central Pawns (Find the Blunder Exercise)
22 september 2025 · 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
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 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 d5 4. Nc3 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Be3 *
And the answer is...
exf6
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🧠🧠🧠 Persistence Hunting (Hybrid Exercise)
21 september 2025 · 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
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:
3r1k2/pbqr1ppQ/1p2p3/4P3/1PP3p1/P2BR3/1K5P/3R4 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
Qh8+ Ke7 2. Qxg7 Bf3 3. Bg6 Rf8 4. Rxd7+ Qxd7 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Qf6+ Ke8 *
And the answer is...
Rd6 fxg6 8. Rxe6+ Kd7 9. Qe7#
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❓ Memorize the Board? (Q&A)
20 september 2025 · 20 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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🧠🧠 Just You and Me (Position Exercise)
19 september 2025 · 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:
2q5/K2p4/2kp4/1p5Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Qh1+ Kc7 (1... Kc5 2. Qc1+) (1... d5 2. Qc1+) 2. Qc1+ Kd8 3. Qg5+ Kc7 (3... Ke8 4. Qg8+) 4. Qxb5 Kd8 5. Qg5+ Kc7 6. Qa5+ Kc6 7. Qc3+
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🚶♂️ Controlling Square Colors (Walkthrough)
18 september 2025 · 33 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Can They Do That? (Illegal Move Exercise)
17 september 2025 · 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:
Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxe5 *
And the answer is...
Black's move 6... Bd6 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e7.
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⚡ What Could This Move Mean? (Quick Lesson)
16 september 2025 · 9 min
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Low Flyer (Opening Exercise)
15 september 2025 · 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 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Nc3 *
And the answer is...
3... bxc3
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🧠🧠🧠 Two Second Orders (Position Exercise)
14 september 2025 · 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
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:
1r3rk1/p4pp1/q3p2p/2p1P1n1/1bPn3N/1PN1R1PP/P5Q1/2B2RK1 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Bxc3 (1... Nxh3+ works, too. 2. Qxh3 Bxc3 3. Rxc3 Ne2+) 2. Rxc3 Nxh3+ 3. Qxh3 Ne2+
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❓ Disappearing Pawns (Q&A)
13 september 2025 · 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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🧠🧠 A Sneaky One (Illegal Move Exercise)
12 september 2025 · 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:
c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh6 10. Ng5 f5 11. h4 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Bd2 Ra8 14. a4 fxe4 15. Ngxe4 Nhf5 *
And the answer is...
Black’s move 9… Nh6 is illegal as neither of Black’s knights can reach the h6 square on that turn.
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🚶♂️ Building Piece Relationships (Walkthrough)
11 september 2025 · 25 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
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🧠 Building, Building Gone (Find the Blunder Exercise)
10 september 2025 · 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
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. d3 d6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Nd4 9. e3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 *
And the answer is...
7... e4
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👨🏫 Win When You're Winning (Insight)
9 september 2025 · 9 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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🧠 Alapin's Accident (Game Exercise)
8 september 2025 · 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:
Tarrasch vs Alapin (Breslau, 1889)
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Be7 6. dxe4 1-0
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🧠🧠🧠 Sweet Six-Queens (Lost Piece Exercise)
7 september 2025 · 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:
2k5/8/3q4/3qq3/3qq3/4q3/8/8 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Kf1
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❓ Losing Track When Pieces Start Moving (Q&A)
6 september 2025 · 13 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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🧠🧠 Caro Cornered (Opening Exercise)
5 september 2025 · 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. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Ne5 Bh7 { What is the best move for White? } *
And the answer is...
Bb5+
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🚶♂️ Mastering Diagonals (Walkthrough)
4 september 2025 · 25 min
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It. Lees meer
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🧠 Phili-Do It Anyway (Illegal Move Exercise)
3 september 2025 · 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:
e3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg3 0-0 8. Nbd2 b6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 *
And the answer is...
Bf4 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e3.
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⚡ Alternate Mantra Approach (Quick Lesson)
2 september 2025 · 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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🧠 Eager Bleeder (Find the Blunder Exercise)
1 september 2025 · 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
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 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Bb3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O *
And the answer is...
3... dxc4
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🧠🧠🧠 Win-Manov (Hybrid Exercise)
31 augustus 2025 · 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
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:
r5k1/6pp/1q1p1p2/3PpP2/2pnP3/1P6/PR4PP/4QB1K b - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1... cxb3 2. axb3 g6 3. fxg6 hxg6 4. b4 Kg7 5. b5 f5 6. exf5 Nxf5 7. Rb3 Qd4 8. b6 *
And the answer is...
8... Ra1 9. Rb1 Ng3+ 10. hxg3 Ra8 with unstoppable mate on h8.
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⚡ Board Warping (Quick Lesson)
30 augustus 2025 · 5 min
Aiden is unwell this week. Q&A episodes will resume next Saturday. Lees meer
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
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🧠🧠 You're Outta Line! (Position Exercise)
29 augustus 2025 · 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:
r1b2rk1/pppq2pp/3b4/8/3Q1p1R/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1... Qe7
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⚡ Four Things on Every Move (Quick Lesson)
28 augustus 2025 · 6 min
Aiden is unwell this week. Walkthrough episodes will resume next Thursday. Lees meer
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.
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🧠 To the Rafters (Opening Exercise)
27 augustus 2025 · 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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 Ng6 5. h4 Nd4 6. Bc4 h5 7. Ng5 Be7 *
And the answer is...
Nxf7
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👨🏫 Consider Illegal Moves (Insight)
26 augustus 2025 · 7 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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🧠 Dubious at Best (Illegal Move Exercise)
25 augustus 2025 · 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 e5 2. Ke2 Ke7 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d4 Ke8 *
And the answer is...
White’s move 3. Bc4 is illegal as the king on e2 prevents the light-squared bishop from developing in that direction.
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🧠🧠🧠 Bulletproof Spy (Lost Piece Exercise)
24 augustus 2025 · 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:
3nr2k/1p1r1b1p/p3p1p1/1PPp1p2/1Q2PP2/P3BN2/3RB1PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
Qg4
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❓ Rejecting the Best Move (Q&A)
23 augustus 2025 · 15 min
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Lees meer
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🧠🧠 Dangerous Dyckhoff (Opening Exercise)
22 augustus 2025 · 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
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 Qh4 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Nd2 Ng4 7. g3 Qf6 8. N4f3 Nce5 9. Qc3 { What is the best move for Black? } *
And the answer is...
9... Qb6 or 9... Bb4 10. Qxb4 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Qxf3