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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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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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🧠🧠 Hands Are Tied (Lost Piece Exercise)

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 5rk1/4q1b1/4pp2/3p4/8/8/PPP4R/1K5R w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qg6...

May 31, 20242 min

⚡Analyzing Your Games (Quick Lesson)

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

May 30, 20243 min

🧠🧠 Goal Line Miracle (Hybrid Exercise)

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: 8/4p3/8/7k/4K1p1/8/2N5/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Nb4 Kh4 2. Nc6 g3 3. Nxe7 g2 And the answer is... Ng6+ Kg3 5. Nf4 g1...

May 29, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 Start Where You Are, Laws of Adult Improvement Part Two (Insight)

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 To learn more about the visual-verbal spectrum, read my popular article: [What is a Conceptualization Model?]...

May 28, 20249 min

🧠 Fork You All (Lost Piece Exercise)

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 1kr5/1p6/8/3Q4/8/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ne3...

May 27, 20242 min

🧠🧠 Just Can't Wait (Hybrid Exercise)

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: 2n5/2r2k1r/p1P3p1/1pBR1pP1/5P2/P1R1K3/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Re5 Ne7 2. Bxe7 Rxe7 3. Rxe7+ Kxe7 4. c7 And the an...

May 24, 20243 min

⚡ Pretend It’s a New Position (Quick Lesson)

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

May 23, 20243 min

🧠🧠 Harbor (Lost Piece Exercise)

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: r6k/5p2/3pn1p1/2pN4/1pn1P3/5P2/2P3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bf6...

May 22, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 Masters vs Us, Laws of Adult Improvement Part One (Insight)

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

May 21, 20247 min

🧠 Pass the Passers (Hybrid Exercise)

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: 4k3/4Pp2/5K2/8/p7/1p6/8/1B6 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... a3 2. Bd3 a2 * And the answer is... Bb5#...

May 20, 20242 min

⚡Freezing, Forgetting, Freewheeling (Quick Lesson)

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

Apr 30, 20244 min

🧠🧠 The Most Kings (Lost Piece Exercise)

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 3k4/8/1k1k4/2k3k1/8/2k2kk1/5k2/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... A white knight on e4 would check the most kings....

Apr 29, 20242 min

🧠🧠 Ill Advised (Opening Exercise)

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: c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Re1 Rfe8 And ...

Apr 26, 20243 min

⚡Becoming More Visual? (Quick Lesson)

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

Apr 25, 20242 min

🧠🧠🧠 Caro Carry (Opening Exercise)

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: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bc2 Be6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O...

Apr 24, 20244 min

⚡Two Systems of Thought (Quick Lesson)

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

Apr 23, 20245 min

🧠🧠🧠 Vector Defector (Opening Exercise)

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: [Event "Consultation game"] [Site "Franklin CC, Philadelphia, PA USA"] [Date "1925.12.13"] [White "S T Sharp...

Apr 22, 20244 min

🧠🧠 Selective Ignorance (Opening Exercise)

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: [Event "Postal"] [Site "Postal"] [Date "1853.??.??"] [White "J Sutton"] [Black "W Philipp"] [Result "1-0"] [...

Apr 19, 20243 min

⚡Train Your Focus (Quick Lesson)

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/conceptualizationj

Apr 18, 20244 min

🧠🧠🧠 Special Ops (Position Exercise)

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: 2k2b2/Rb1r2r1/3p1p1p/QNp3p1/1n6/1P6/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ra8+ Bxa8 2. Qxa8#...

Apr 17, 20242 min

⚡Under and Overestimate Them (Quick Lesson)

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

Apr 16, 20243 min

🧠 Stiff Upper Lip (Opening Exercise)

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: [Date "1926.??.??"] [White "Kaprinay"] [Black "H Hubner"] c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 ...

Apr 15, 20243 min

🧠🧠 Surprise Van't (Opening Exercise)

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: e3 e6 2. Be2 Be7 3. d3 d6 4. c3 c6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 e5 7. Qc2 d5 8. Nd2 d4 And the answer is... cxd4 exd4 10...

Mar 22, 20243 min

⚡Don't Ignore Dumb Moves (Quick Lesson)

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

Mar 21, 20242 min

🧠 Victory in Escape (Position Exercise)

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: 8/3b1k1K/RB6/8/3r3P/8/8/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rxh4# { 0-1 Black wins by checkmate. }...

Mar 19, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 Preventing Mistakes (Seven Slots, Part 6)

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

Mar 19, 202411 min

🧠🧠 Scorched Earth (Position Exercise)

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: 8/3Q4/1p4pk/p5r1/P7/1P1Pq1N1/8/7K w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qh3+ Rh5 2. Qxh5+ Kg7 (2... gxh5 3. Nf5+ Kg5 4. Nxe3) 3. Qh3 *...

Mar 17, 20242 min

🧠 Piercing Damage (Position Exercise)

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: 1R6/8/P1k5/8/1KP5/8/8/6r1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rb1+ 2. Kc3 Rxb8 *...

Mar 14, 20242 min

⚡Side Quests (Quick Lesson)

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

Mar 14, 20243 min

🧠🧠 Enclosed (Lost Piece Exercise)

Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 1q6/8/5b2/8/1n4p1/2p1Bk1p/5P2/5K1Q b - - 0 1 And the answer is... White has a Queen on h1. The lost piece must be a Queen in this puzzle. While a bishop could ...

Mar 12, 20242 min
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