Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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🧠 Hook, Line, Sinker (Hybrid Exercise) Dec 26, 2024

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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:
8/5kp1/5p2/7p/5K2/7R/8/8 b - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:
1... h4 2. Rxh4 { What is the best move for Black? }

And the answer is...
2...g5+

🧠🧠🧠 First Past the Post (Hybrid Exercise) Dec 25, 2024

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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:
2r2rk1/p4pbp/3qb3/3p2PQ/N3ppB1/1P2P3/P4P1P/2RR2K1 b - - 2 1

PGN for today's exercise:
1... Rxc1 2. Rxc1 d4 3. exd4 Bxd4 4. Rd1 f3 5. Bxe6 { What is the best move for Black? } *

And the answer is...
5... Bxf2+

👨‍🏫 One Little Cheer (Insight) Dec 24, 2024

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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

🧠 The King that Would Be Superman (Position Exercise) Dec 23, 2024

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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:
[FEN "5n2/8/PpB5/2k2KP1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]

And the answer is...
1... Kxc6 2. a7 Kb7 3. a8=R Kxa8 4. g6 Nxg6 5. Kxg6 *

🧠 Kasparov vs West (Game Exercise) Dec 20, 2024

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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:

e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bf8 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Nxe6 Qb6 12. Nc7+ 1-0

🧠🧠 Deal With This! (Position Exercise) Dec 19, 2024

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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:
2r3k1/1p1q1ppp/pn6/3p4/8/1P6/PBP2PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Qd4 f6 2. Qxb6 *

🧠🧠 The Best Defensive Moves (Position Exercise) Dec 18, 2024

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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:
8/K1k5/2b5/1BPp2p1/p7/P5P1/8/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Ka6 d4 2. Bd3 *

👨‍🏫 Fluid Board (Insight) Dec 17, 2024

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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

🧠 Adow vs Borissow (Game Exercise) Dec 16, 2024

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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:
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Nf6 5.Qb3 Nd4 6.Qc3 d5 7.Bxd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Bf5 9.d3 Bb4 0-1

🧠🧠🧠 Gromack vs Khafizova (Game Exercise) Dec 13, 2024

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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:
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.c4 Bc5 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Bg5 e4 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Rad1 O-O 14.b4 Bb6 15.Qb3 e3 16.cxd5 exf2+ 17.Kh1 cxd5 18.Nxd5 Be6 19.Qf3 f5 20.Nxb6 Qxb6 21.Qxf2 Qxb4 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Rd4 Qa5 24.Rfd1 Rc8 25.Qe3 Kh8 26.Qg5 Re8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Rd8 Bd5+ 29.R8xd5 1-0

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