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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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🧠🧠 Hamel vs Boettcher (Game Exercise)

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 "Hamel, Jochen"] [Black "Boe...

Apr 03, 20253 min

⚡ Noticing Vacated Squares (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 02, 202510 min

🧠 Which Pawn Falls? (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: 8/8/8/6pK/1Rp3P1/PkP5/1r6/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Kxc3 2. Ra4 Rb5...

Apr 01, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 Feeling the Position (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 Figure out which model describes you best: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/two-biases/...

Mar 31, 202510 min

🧠 Sick Burn (Game Exercise)

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: Burn vs NN (Dublin, 1889) e4 e5 2. ...

Mar 30, 20252 min

🧠 Stay in Your Lane (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: 8/2R3K1/7P/8/8/1p6/k7/7r w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kh8 Kb1 2. Rb7 * And the answer is... 2... Rxh6+ 3. Kg7 Rh3 1/2-1/2...

Mar 29, 20253 min

❓ How Long Until I See Clear Pictures (Q&A)

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

Mar 28, 202519 min

🧠 Danger Levels? (Find the Blunder Exercise)

Find the Blunder Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. One player will blunder and the other will not punish them for it. Can you find the blunder and the best punishment? 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. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 d5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qd1 Bg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9....

Mar 27, 20253 min

🧠 Time Is Right (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: e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Re1 O-O { What is the best move for White? } * And the an...

Mar 26, 20253 min

🧠 The Lost Piece (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: 7k/5Q2/6p1/6P1/8/8/8/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qf7...

Mar 25, 20252 min

🧠🧠🧠 Double Vision (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: 1r1qr2k/p1p1b1pp/4R3/2pp4/3P4/1P3P1P/P1Q3P1/RNB4K b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nh4...

Mar 24, 20252 min

🧠🧠 Dibai vs Brujin (Game Exercise)

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 "Dibai, Jerry"] [Black "Bruj...

Mar 23, 20253 min

🧠🧠🧠 Shawshank (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: 2b2rk1/1pr1qpbp/p1npp1p1/8/1PP1PP2/P3BN2/3QB1PP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Jauregui Andrade vs Fischer (Santiago,...

Mar 22, 20253 min

🧠 Bail Out (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: 3R4/8/8/8/3pk3/8/3p3r/3K4 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ra8 Ke3 2. Ra3+ d3 { How does White save a draw here? } * And the a...

Mar 21, 20252 min

🧠 Double Take (Illegal Move Exercise)

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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 Nf6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 * And...

Mar 20, 20253 min

🧠🧠 First Thing's First (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/kp6/p1p2p2/3r4/1P1b1pPR/P2R1K2/5P2/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rh5 Be5 2. Rxd5 cxd5 3. Rxe5 fxe5 4. g5 d4 { What is t...

Mar 19, 20253 min

🧠 Two Step (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: r5k1/5ppp/5q2/8/8/8/4QPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qe8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8# *...

Mar 18, 202542 sec

👨‍🏫 Detached Interest (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

Mar 17, 202510 min

🧠 Knife and Blank (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: 8/8/8/5k2/5p2/8/3R1K2/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... e3...

Mar 16, 20252 min

🧠🧠🧠 Diem-ed a Draw (Game Exercise)

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: Diemer vs Trommsdorf (Bagneux, 1973...

Mar 15, 20257 min

❓ How Long Should I Train Conceptualization? (Q&A)

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

Mar 14, 202510 min

🧠🧠🧠 Slipping in (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: d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 g5 11. ...

Mar 13, 20254 min

⚡ Ultimate Conceptualization Muscle (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 12, 202510 min

🧠🧠 Royals Only (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/KQ6/3q4/2k5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Qa6 Qd7+ 2. Qb7 Qd8 3. Qa6 Kd5 * And the answer is... Qd3+ Ke5 5. Qxd8...

Mar 11, 20252 min

👨‍🏫 Seeing *Something* (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

Mar 10, 202510 min

🧠 Looks Open, Isn't (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: 2r5/1R6/6pk/1K6/1p3P2/8/3p4/7R b - - 0 1 And the answer is... f4...

Mar 09, 20252 min

🧠 Upgrades (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: b5k1/p1RP2pp/8/8/8/P7/1PP4r/1K6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1.d8=R#, 1.d8=Q#...

Mar 08, 20252 min

❓ Books Without a Board (Q&A)

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

Mar 07, 202514 min

🧠🧠🧠 von Alvensleben vs Mihalko (Game Exercise)

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 "Von Alvensleben, Wolfram"] ...

Mar 06, 20256 min

⚡ Recognizing Subtle Changes (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 05, 20259 min
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