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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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🧠🧠 Kings, Kings Everywhere (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: 6B1/k7/1k4k1/2k2k2/3kk3/3kk3/2k2k2/1k4k1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bg8...

Aug 23, 20242 min

⚡ Goals Are Made of Water (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

Aug 22, 20243 min

🧠 A Gentleman and a... (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 c5 2. Bc4 a6 3. Qh5 Nf6 4. Qxc5 Nc6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 b4 * And the answer is... Qxf7...

Aug 21, 20243 min

👨‍🏫 Your Enthusiastic Friend, Intuition 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

Aug 20, 20249 min

🧠 I Got You In My Sights (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: [FEN "8/4kp2/1p2r3/5K2/P7/8/8/5Q2 b - - 36 68"] And the answer is... 68... Rf6+ 69. Ke4 Rxf1 *...

Aug 19, 20242 min

🧠 Coast is Clear? (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: 8/8/8/8/3B4/1pK5/k7/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... b2 2. Kc4 b1=Q...

Aug 16, 20242 min

⚡ Trusting Your Brain (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

Aug 15, 20248 min

🧠🧠 Smooth Criminal (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: [White "Josef Emil Krejcik"] [Black "A Gottlieb"] e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe4 e5 6. Q...

Aug 14, 20243 min

👨‍🏫 Objects and Spaces, Finding Your Model Part 3 (Insight)

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog . Parts 4 and 5 of this series are too complicated to work well in the podcast format. They take you step by step through a process to find your own conceptualization model, and are well worth your time. You can read those parts here . 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....

Aug 13, 202411 min

🧠 No 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: k6r/8/K2BB3/8/8/8/7p/1R6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bd5# 1-0...

Aug 12, 20242 min

🧠🧠🧠 Lonely Queen (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: r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/5b2/3Q4/8/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R3K1NR b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Bxc3+ 2. bxc3 Qxd5 *...

Aug 09, 20243 min

⚡ Short and Long Term Benefits (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

Aug 08, 20244 min

🧠🧠 Oh, What a Lovely Wooden Horse (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: [White "Mikhail Tal"] [Black "E W Jaggs"] e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 cxd4 7. cxd...

Aug 07, 20244 min

👨‍🏫 Pictures and Voices, Finding Your Model Part 2 (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

Aug 06, 20248 min

🧠🧠 Master of the Stafford (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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Be2 h5 7. O-O Ng4 8. h3 Qd6 9. g3 * And the answer is...

Aug 05, 20243 min

🧠 Do What Du Mont Do (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: f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. g3 Qg5 5. Nf3 * And the answer is... Qxg3+, Bxg3+...

Aug 02, 20242 min

⚡ Chess Memory vs General Memory (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

Aug 01, 20242 min

🧠 7th Heaven (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: 5r1k/4R1qp/8/4Q3/1p6/1P4P1/6KP/2q5 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qxg7#...

Jul 31, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 The Two Biases, Finding Your Model Part 1 (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

Jul 30, 202410 min

🧠🧠🧠 Roadblocks (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: 2Q5/7p/2Nk2pP/1p3pP1/pPp1pP2/P2pP3/3P4/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nc3...

Jul 29, 20242 min

🧠🧠 The Watchful Queen (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: 8/4k3/4qk2/6k1/8/2k5/1k3k2/3N4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd1...

Jul 26, 20242 min

⚡ Emotional Cascade (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

Jul 25, 20243 min

🧠 No Old Bread (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: 7k/6p1/6P1/4KP2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ke6 Kg8 2. Ke7 Kh8 { Find the best move for White. } * And the answer...

Jul 24, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 Two Biases, Finding Your Model Part 1 (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

Jul 23, 202410 min

🧠 Hard Bit's Done (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: k2N4/2K5/8/8/8/3B4/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ba6 Ka7 2. Bc8 Ka8 { White to move. Find a checkmate in two moves. } *...

Jul 22, 20242 min

🧠 King Shield (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: 8/6k1/6r1/3PK3/5R2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: d6 Rg3 2. Rf6 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer ...

Jul 19, 20242 min

⚡ Wary of Principles

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

Jul 18, 20243 min

🧠 Harvey Dent (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: 8/1n6/k7/P7/8/4P3/K7/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nc4...

Jul 17, 20242 min

👨‍🏫 A Yellow Briefcase (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

Jul 16, 20244 min

🧠 Noble Choice (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: 7k/7p/5P1p/2b5/8/8/8/4B2K w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Bd2 Bf8 2. f7 Bg7 { Can you find a checkmate in two moves for White...

Jul 15, 20242 min
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