Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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🧠 Earthquake Chess (Position Exercise) Apr 23, 2025

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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:
3N2R1/7p/8/3K1kp1/3Pr1n1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Rf8+ Nf6+ 2. Rxf6+ Kxf6 3. Kxe4

👨‍🏫 Mentalpedia, Seven Slots Part 3 (Insight) Apr 22, 2025

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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

🧠 Alekhine Hunts (Game Exercise) Apr 21, 2025

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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:
Alekhine vs Lovewell (Providence, 1923)

d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bf4 Nge7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Bd3 Nxf4 8. exf4 Re8 9. Bxh7+ Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Qh5 f6 1-0

🧠🧠 Minor Trio (Opening Exercise) Apr 20, 2025

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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:
NN vs Blackburne (London, 1884)

e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxe5 d6 8. Qxh8 Qh4 9. O-O Nf6 10. c3 Ng4 11. h3 Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 Bf5 13. Qxa8 { Find a checkmate in two moves. } *

And the answer is...
13... Qxh3+ 14. gxh3 Bxe4#

❓ Breaking 1000? (Q&A) Apr 19, 2025

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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

🧠 On the Straightaway (Position Exercise) Apr 18, 2025

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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:
3b4/8/8/3k4/8/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...
Rd1+

⚡ What Exactly Do You Need to Know? (Quick Lesson) Apr 17, 2025

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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

🧠 Polish Slip Up (Opening Exercise) Apr 16, 2025

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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:

b4 e5 2. Bb2 d5 *

And the answer is...

Bxe5

👨‍🏫 Overload, Seven Slots Part 2 (Insight) Apr 15, 2025

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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

🧠🧠 Morphy's Mate in Two (Position Exercise) Apr 14, 2025

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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:
kbK5/pp6/1P6/8/8/8/8/R7 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Ra6 bxa6 (1... Bh2 2. Rxa7#) 2. b7#

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