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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bg5 * And the answer is... 6… Bxb5 *...
Nov 09, 2023•2 min
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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 e6 5. g4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 And the answer is... h5 Bxh5 8. gxh5 *...
Nov 07, 2023•2 min
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
Nov 06, 2023•11 min
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: 7k/4K1pp/7N/8/8/8/8/B7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bf6 gxf6 2. Kf8 f5 3. Nf7#...
Nov 05, 2023•2 min
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: 6qk/8/5P1p/8/8/6QP/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Re8 Qxe8 2. Qg7#...
Nov 02, 2023•2 min
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: 8/8/8/8/8/5K2/R7/5kq1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ra1#...
Oct 31, 2023•2 min
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
Oct 30, 2023•7 min
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: k2r4/1p3R2/pPp5/8/8/K1P5/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Kb4 Kb8 2. c4 Rd4 * And the answer is... Rf8+ Rd8 4. Rxd8#...
Oct 29, 2023•2 min
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. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6...
Oct 26, 2023•3 min
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 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nxd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. g3 * And the answer is... 6… Bxf3...
Oct 24, 2023•3 min
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
Oct 23, 2023•12 min
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: 6R1/8/1P5p/8/8/2K5/7r/6qk w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rxg1 Kxg1 2. b7 Rh3+ 3. Kc2 Rh2+ 4. Kc1 Rf2 5. b8=Q *...
Oct 22, 2023•2 min
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: 8/8/4K3/5P2/6k1/4P2R/P6p/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1… Kxh3 2. f6 h1=Q...
Oct 19, 2023•2 min
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: 8/1Q6/1B6/6RB/8/8/K7/2R5 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kf1 or Kf2 or Kd8...
Oct 18, 2023•2 min
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog . See the full article, including tools and techniques for conceptualization with aphantasia at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/aphantasia . 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...
Oct 16, 2023•11 min
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. Nc3 Qe7 3. Bc4 c6 4. Qf3 h...
Oct 10, 2023•4 min
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
Oct 10, 2023•8 min
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: f3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. b3 d5 4. g4 And the answer is... 4… Qh4#!...
Sep 17, 2023•2 min
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: 8/6k1/P6p/4np2/4p3/7P/7K/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... a7, as Black has no way of preventing 2. a8=Q!...
Sep 15, 2023•2 min
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: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Nd5 0-0 * And the answer i...
Sep 13, 2023•3 min
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as Part One of the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the Conceptualizing Chess Series for yourself, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization
Sep 12, 2023•9 min
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: 5B2/5R2/5pr1/4pk2/7p/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rh7 Rg3+ 2. Kf2 Kg4 3. Bg7 e4 4. Bxf6 * And the answer is... 4.....
Sep 09, 2023•3 min
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: 2k5/1pQ5/pP1pq3/8/8/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... White’s pawn is on b6, protecting their c7 queen for the mate....
Sep 08, 2023•2 min
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: 1k1rr3/pp4R1/6P1/8/5P2/6P1/3p2K1/3R4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Re1 2. Rxd2 (2. Rxe1 dxe1=Q) 2... Rxd2+...
Sep 06, 2023•2 min
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
Sep 05, 2023•8 min
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 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. a3 Bb4 * And the answer is... axb4...
Sep 03, 2023•2 min
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: 3b4/6pk/8/3PB2K/6B1/8/4b3/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... g6#...
Sep 01, 2023•2 min
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/k7/5k2/3k4/2kQ4/8/5k2/3k4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... White has a queen on d4....
Aug 30, 2023•2 min
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
Aug 29, 2023•9 min
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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/4N1pk/8/8/8/4R3/8/6K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rh3#...
Aug 25, 2023•2 min
