Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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❓ Simplifying the Four Things (Q&A) Feb 07, 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

🧠🧠 Pasta Ala Pin (Opening Exercise) Feb 06, 2026

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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:
Abdulraqeb vs Ibrahim2611 (Lichess, 2023)

e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bd3 e5 8. Bb5 Bg4 9. d5 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 *

And the answer is...
12... Qa5+

🚶‍♂️ King Move Vigilance (Walkthrough) Feb 05, 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

🧠 Revolting (Hybrid Exercise) Feb 04, 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:
1kq5/8/8/1pp5/8/1KBP4/2PN4/8 b - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:
1... c4+ 2. dxc4 bxc4+ 3. Nxc4 Kb7 *

And the answer is...

Nd6+

⚡ Stopped Calculating Early (Quick Lesson) Feb 03, 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

🧠 Returns Null (Illegal Move Exercise) Feb 02, 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:

b3 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. Nc3 f5 4. Bxe5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 *

And the answer is...
White's move 4. Bxe5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the Knight on c3.

🧠🧠🧠 Air Guitar Solo (Opening Exercise) Feb 01, 2026

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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

PGN for today's exercise:
Pumpkin_2004 vs freebird140001 (Lichess, 2022)

e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. h3 h6 7. c3 Bb6 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Bc4 Ng6 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bb3 Bxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Be3 c6 15. Ng3 Re8 16. Nf5 Ne7 *

And the answer is...

Bxb6 axb6 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxd6 Rd8 20. Nc4 (20. Nf5?? Nxf5 21. exf5 e4)

❓ Older Brains and Conceptualization (Q&A) Jan 31, 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

🧠🧠🧠 Door Knocking (Position Exercise) Jan 30, 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:
P4wnQ vs vilsonchess (Lichess, 2022)
5rk1/pp3pp1/1b1r3p/P7/3P2qN/2P2N1b/1P2QPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...
1... Bxg2 2. Nxg2 Rg6 3. Nh4 Qxe2

🚶‍♂️ 7th Move Blunder (Walkthrough) Jan 29, 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

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