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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Improve your Chess and master visualization while on the go! Featuring science-backed exercises, insights, and lessons designed to make your adult brain better on the 64 squares. Brains are awesome. Yours included.

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Latest Episodes:

🧠 Trying to Walk on Water (Game Exercise) Jun 27, 2026

Show notes

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 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+ Nd7 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 0-1

🧠 Get You First (Position Exercise) Jun 26, 2026

Show notes

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:
8/8/4b3/8/k1q5/P2N4/BP1B4/K1Nr4 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...
1... Qxa2#

🧠 That's Not How You Play Against the Dutch (Opening Exercise) Jun 25, 2026

Show notes

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:

d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 *

And the answer is...
5... Bxc3+

🧠 Duda Beats a Champion (Game Exercise) Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

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:

d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 Qc3 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. O-O Qxc5 9. c4 dxc4 10. a4 Nd5 11. Ne4 1-0

🧠 Checkmark (Position Exercise) Jun 23, 2026

Show notes

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:
8/8/5B2/8/1p6/kP1r4/P2p4/K2B4 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Bb2#

🧠 Huh? (Opening Exercise) Jun 22, 2026

Show notes

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:

e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. Nd5 *

And the answer is...
5... exd5

🧠 Fabi's Captureless Draw (Game Exercise) Jun 21, 2026

Show notes

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:
[White "Dimitri Reinderman"] [Black "Fabiano Caruana"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. e3 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Kh1 Be6 1/2-1/2

🧠 Not Dark Yet (Position Exercise) Jun 20, 2026

Show notes

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:
8/8/1q6/8/8/k7/P2N4/K7 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Nc4+

🧠 Réti Neglecti (Opening Exercise) Jun 19, 2026

Show notes

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:

Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e4 d4 6. d3 *

And the answer is...
6... dxc3

🧠 Anand vs Palomino (Game Exercise) Jun 18, 2026

Show notes

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:
[White "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Salvador Palomino"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Bc5 7. b4 Qb6 8. bxc5 Qc7 9. cxd4 1-0

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