Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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🧠 Rook Endings (Vigilance Exercise) Aug 03, 2026

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Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played.

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:
8/1R6/8/4pk2/r7/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 1

PGN from today's exercise:

Rf7+ Ke6 *

Answers at the end of the episode.

🚶‍♂️Resisting the Obvious Move (Walkthrough) Aug 02, 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/

🎉 Models of the Masters (Saturday Fun Episode) Aug 01, 2026

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In today's I-do-whatever-I-want episode, I discuss the conceptualization spectrum and break down some of the most interesting models I've run into in my half-decade of researching this stuff. And I try (and fail) not to go on tangents about cool Chess conceptualization stories.

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

⚡️ Aphantasia and the Visual-Verbal Spectrum Jul 31, 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

🧠🧠🧠 The Spice Melange (Vigilance Exercise) Jul 30, 2026

Show notes

Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played.

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:
2k5/5R2/1p5b/p3B3/3Pn3/1KP5/PP4r1/8 w - - 0 1

PGN from today's exercise:

Rc7+ Kd8 2. Rc6 b5 3. Rxh6 Nd2+

Answers at the end of the episode.

🧠🧠 One Needle, Big Haystack (Position Exercise) Jul 29, 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:
5n2/5k1p/2b3N1/4Qp2/2p2P1q/7P/6P1/3B1R1K b - - 0 1

Answer at the end of the episode.

🧠 Splayed Out (Awareness Exercise) Jul 28, 2026

Show notes

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness.

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:
1k3b2/2p5/8/3R4/4K3/8/7P/3n4 b - - 0 1

Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.

🧠 Jaws of a Draw (Hybrid Exercise) Jul 27, 2026

Show notes

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.

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:
8/1q6/8/8/3k4/3P4/3KB3/2R5 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

Rc4+ Kd5 2. Bf3+ *

Answer at the end of the episode.

State of the Pod, and What's Next Jul 25, 2026

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Changing it up today to run you through my plans for the podcast from here.

To try the new Don't Move Until You See It website, head here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it

If you have feedback or ideas for the podcast, contact me here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/contact

See you on Monday where we launch our new daily structure!

🧠 Thinking with Portals (Illegal Move Exercise) Jul 22, 2026

Show notes

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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. h3 Ne7 6. g4 Bd7 7. Bg2 c5 8. c3 Nbc6*

And the answer is...
Black's move 6... Bd7 is illegal because the e6 pawn blocks the bishop from passing back along that diagonal.

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