Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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⚡ Capture Sequence Awareness (Quick Lesson) Feb 17, 2026

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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

🧠 Jinkies (Hybrid Exercise) Feb 16, 2026

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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:
5b1k/6pp/8/8/6R1/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

Kf4 g6 2. Rg5 *

And the answer is...
2... Bh6

🧠🧠🧠 Middle Mirror (Position Exercise) Feb 15, 2026

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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:
beginnerofchess2022 vs Sukhvinder789 (Lichess, 2023)
8/1p6/p2R3p/3Pp1pk/4r3/P6P/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

g4+ Kh4 2. Kg2 Re2+ 3. Kf3 Rxb2 4. Rxh6#

❓ Why Include Move Numbers? (Q&A) Feb 14, 2026

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Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess.

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

🧠🧠 Fiantrio (Illegal Move Exercise) Feb 13, 2026

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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 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. Bb2 Bg7 11. g3 O-O-O 12. Bg2 d6 13. Bxc6 Nb4 14. Bg2 dxe5 15. 0-0 f5 16. Nd2 Rhe8 *

And the answer is...
White's move 13. Bxc6 is illegal because there is a black Knight on d5 blocking the Bishop's path.

🚶‍♂️ Weakening Black's Kingside (Walkthrough) Feb 12, 2026

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Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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

Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer

🧠 Not the Way You Think (Hybrid Exercise) Feb 11, 2026

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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:
8/8/1kp3Q1/8/p2b4/1pn5/P7/2K5 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

axb3 axb3 2. Qd6 b2+ 3. Kxb2 *

And the answer is...
3... Nb5+

👨‍🏫 Semi-Blindfold, Why Blindfold Part Two (Insight) Feb 10, 2026

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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

🧠 What in the World...? (Game Exercise) Feb 09, 2026

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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:
NN vs Rhine (Lichess blitz, 2019)

e3 d5 2. Nc3 e5 3. Qf3 e4 4. Qf4 Bd6 5. Qg5 Qxg5 0-1

🧠🧠🧠 Hole in the Cavalry (Lost Piece Exercise) Feb 08, 2026

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Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be?

To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization

FEN for today's exercise:
r4rk1/pb1q1ppp/1pN1Pb2/8/P2pBP1P/5QP1/1P6/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...
Nc5

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