Conceptualizing Chess Podcast

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: [Event "FCC - Nordic Chessboxing Fight Night"] [White "Tuukka Repo"] [Black "Sakari 'Horse Attack' Lahderinne"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. f4 d6 8. a3 Bc5+ 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. b4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nd4 14. bxc5 Nxc2 15. Qg3 Nxa1 16. Rd1 Bxd1 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Bh6 Qe8 20. Qxg7# 1-0

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: Adapted from the game Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Dan Gannon (US Open, 2004). d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. f3 c5 12. e4 Qxd4+ 13. Qxd4 cxd4 14. Nd1 Bg6 15. Bg5 Rac8 16. b3 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 * And the answer is... Na2! attacks both Bishops at the same time.

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 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 exf4 6. Nf3 d6 7. Na4 Bg4 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Bxf4 Nd4 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Ng5+ Qxg5 13. Bxg5+ Kg6 14. Qxg4 1-0

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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Bd2 Qh4 5. e3 0-0 6. Nf3 * And the answer is... Black's move 4... Qh4 is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the Knight on f6.

Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. 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/r1k5/1ppN4/P1P5/KR6 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rxa2#

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: tnkovalchuk vs OLMEDO_23 (Lichess blitz, 2025) b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Bg4 7. Be2 Qd6 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O O-O-O 10. a3 g5 11. b4 g4 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rg8 14. h4 Ne4 15. d3 Nf6 16. g3 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Rxg7 19. Rc1 Ne5 20. d4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 f5 22. Qc2 Bg6 23. Qc5 Qd7 24. Qxa7 Qd6 25. Nb3 b6 26. Ba6+ Kd7 27. Bb5+ Ke6 28. Rc2 f4 29. Rc6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 fxg3 31. Ba4 gxf2 32. Rxf2 Nxh4+ 33. Kg3 Nf5+ 34. Kg2 g3 35. Rf3 Kd6 36. Qa6 Nxe3+ 37. Kg1 Be4 38. Qb5 Ke7 39. Qc6 Nf5 40. Qxc7+ Rd7 41. Qc6 Ne3 42. Qxd7# 1-0

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 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Bd3 Nfxd4 12. Qg3 Nf5 13. Qg4 Nxe5 14. Qf4 * And the answer is... 14... Nxd3+

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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 e4 7. dxc6 exf3 8. a3 fxe2 9. Bxe2 Ba5 10. Qa4 Bb6 11. Qe4+ Qe7 12. cxd7+ Bxd7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 * And the answer is... Qb3 and White is much better.

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: 1q3rk1/pb1n1ppp/1p2p3/4N3/3PPQPP/3B4/P4P2/2R2K2 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... f6 2. Ng6 hxg6

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. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 *

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: 8/8/8/8/4k3/4qp2/1RR5/K7 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Qd4 2. Rd2 Qb6 * And the answer is... Rxb6

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: c4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 * And the answer is... White's move 4. Qa4 is illegal because the pawn on c4 is blocking the Queen's path.

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: 3b1k2/5p2/p3q3/1p1pPp1p/1PrP4/P2Q1P2/4R2K/6R1 b - - 1 1 PGN for today's exercise: Roebers vs Maurizzi (Wijk Aan Zee, 2026) 1... Bb6 2. Rg5 Bxd4 3. Rxf5 Qg6 4. Rg2 Bxe5+ 5. f4 * And the answer is... 5... Bxf4+ 6. Kh3 (6. Kh1 Rc1+ 7. Qf1 Rxf1+ 8. Rg1 Rxg1#) (6. Rg3 Bxg3+ 7. Kg2 Be5+) 6... Qe6 7. Rf2 (7. Re2 This happened in the game. 7... Re4 8. Rxe4 Qxf5+ and White resigned. ) 7... d4 and Black is threatening ...Rc3, The white Rook on f5 is under pressure and the white King is very weak. White is completely busted.

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: r3r1k1/3q1pp1/p2p3p/2pPn2P/2p1N3/1P4Q1/P4PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nf6+ Kh8 2. Nxd7

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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qh4 Nb4 8. Na3 Qa5 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Nd4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 * And the answer is... 12... Qxg5 13. Qxg5 hxg5

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: 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Rb1 O-O 13. d5 Ne5 14. Bb4 Qf3 15. gxf3 Nxf3+ 16. Kf1 Bh3# 0-1

Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. 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: 8/8/8/8/8/1NK5/3R4/1k6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rb2#

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: 8/8/3q4/3k4/8/1K2B3/2P1N3/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: c4+ Ke5 * And the answer is... Bf4+

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: d4 Nf6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. a3 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 Ne4 6.Qc2 d5 * And the answer is... Black's move 2...Bb4+ was illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e7.

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: 6k1/5ppp/Bp2p3/8/P1rPn3/2n1PN2/5PPP/B4RK1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Nxf2+ 3. Rxf2 Rc1+ 4. Ne1 Rxe1+ 5. Rf1 Rxf1#

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: 8/8/8/2P1kp2/pR3b2/P5p1/1PK5/8 w - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ivanchuk vs L'Ami (Wijk Aan Zee, 2026) Rb8 Ke4 2. Rb4+ Ke3 3. Rxf4 * And the answer is... 3... g2 (3... Kxf4? 4. c6 g2 5. c7 g1=Q 6. c8=Q { Black still has a big advantage, but the win is not so simple anymore due to many checks that White will have. }) 4. Rxf5 g1=Q

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: 8/2p5/4pk2/2Pb4/p6R/8/8/5K2 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... a3 2. Ra4 a2

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 "Jose Raul Capablanca"] [Black "Enrique Delmonte"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7 7. d5 Nd8 8. Bd3 Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 d6 10. Rc1 a6 11. Nc4 Bd7 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. dxc6 Qc7 17. cxb7+ Kf8 18. Rxc7 1-0

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. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 b6 6. Bf4 Nb4 * And the answer is... Bxa8

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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. a3 Be7 6. b4 Nf6 7. Bb2 0-0 * And the answer is... Black's move 5... Be7 is illegal because the d6-pawn is in the way.

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 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 d6 5. Qxg7 Nf6 6. Qxf7# 1-0

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: This puzzle comes from the catalogue of Lichess user GM Jepetto. 1r6/3R3p/6pk/8/2Rp1PP1/2pr3P/P7/6K1 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rb1+ 2. Kf2 Rb2+ 3. Ke1

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: 2nr1rk1/7p/p5p1/1p1p4/3B4/2PB1Q1P/q1P3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: golim vs amarkdalen (Lichess, 2023) Qg3 Rxf1+ 2. Kxf1 Rf8+ 3. Kg1 Qb1+ 4. Kh2 Qc1 * And the answer is... Bxg6 Qf4 (5... hxg6 6. Qxg6#) 6. Bf7+ Kxf7 7. Qxf4+

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 "Judit Polgar"] [Black "Henrique Mecking"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Rxd4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Qc6 15. Qe2+ Kd7 16. Bxf6 Bd6 17. Qd1 Re8 18. Bh3 b5 19. Rg1 Bb7 20. g6 Kc7 21. Bg2 Qc4 22. Bxb7 Bf4+ 23. Kb1 Kxb7 24. gxh7 1-0

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: 8/1p2kp2/bR1R3P/8/5K2/8/3p3r/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rxh6 2. Rxd2 (2. Rxh6 d1=Q) 2... Rxb6

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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. d4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Nf3 Nbc6 * And the answer is... g4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 7. h5 Bxh5 8. gxh5

Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. 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: 8/8/1knNKR2/p7/8/8/3r3P/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nc4+ Kc5 2. Nxd2

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. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 * And the answer is... 4... dxc4

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: TheLuftvaffel vs sirkhay (Lichess blitz, 2025) e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc1 Qd6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nf4 Rb8 14. c3 Kh8 15. a4 a6 16. b4 Nxc3 17. Nh5 Ne4 18. Ng5 Qg6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Be2 Nf6 21. Qf4 Bg4 22. Nxf6 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Qxf6 24. Qc7 Qxd4 25. Rb1 Qd3 26. Reb2 e3 27. Rb3 exf2+ 28. Kh1 f1=Q+ 0-1

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 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Be3 Re8 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. O-O-O a6 9. Bh6 Bh8 10. Ng5 b5 * And the answer is... Bxf7#

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: 8/8/8/8/8/8/p7/k1KR4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kc2#

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: a3 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. axb4 e6 4. Ba3 Nf6 5. Bxf8 Kxf8 6. Nc3 g6 * And the answer is... White's move 5. Bxf8 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on b4.

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: 4rb2/4r1pk/6pp/8/2N5/8/5PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Re4 2. Nd6 Bxd6 3. Rxd6 * And the answer is... 3... Re1+ 4. Rxe1 Rxe1#

Today we have a bonus exercise for you! We'll get back to our regular schedule in a couple weeks when we're out of crunch time on the new website build. Enjoy the extra exercises in the meantime. 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: 8/8/8/8/2r5/8/PP1k4/1K6 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rc1#

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: Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. Ng5 h6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 * And the answer is... 4... Qxg5

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: G. Rinder (1961) 8/2B4p/2p2R1K/1Pk3N1/1n1r1n2/NQP5/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qd5+ cxd5 (1... Nbxd5 2. Rxc6#) (1... Nfxd5 2. Ne6#) (1... Rxd5 2. Ne4#) (1... Kxd5 2. Rf5#) 2. Bb6#

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

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: Kramnik vs Wang Hao (Dortmund, 2013) 4r1k1/p2Q1pp1/5q2/6p1/P7/8/1P3PPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Rb8 2. Qxa7 Rxb2 3. h3 Ra2 * And the answer is... Qb8+ Kh7 5. Qb1+

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: 8/8/8/8/2q5/1k6/1P6/KB6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ba2+

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: Fine vs Yudovich (Moscow, 1937) d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Nxd5 axb5 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bxf6 Bb4+ 11. Qd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 gxf6 0-1

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 If you want to dive deeper into how to analyse your games the right way, make sure to check out the following video by GM Noël Studer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shma5hsckww

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: f4 d5 2. e3 Nc6 3. g4 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 Bxg4+ 5. Nf3 Bxf3+ 6. Kxf3 * And the answer is... Black's move 3... Qh4+ is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the pawn on e7.

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: FeykineCevapAlanAdam vs Miasnik2511 (Lichess blitz, 2025) e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Na4 Nf8 14. Bb2 Ne7 15. Nc5 a5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Na4 Bd7 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. a4 Rac8 20. Ba3 Rc7 21. Ng5 Neg6 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxg6 Nxg6 25. Qh5 h6 26. Nf3 Rc8 27. Qg4 Qc3 28. Rfe1 Rc4 29. Qg3 b6 30. h4 Nf4 31. Kh2 Nd3 32. Red1 Qc2 33. Ne1 Nxe1 34. Rxe1 Qf5 35. f3 Qh5 36. Kh3 g5 37. Kh2 Rxh4+ 38. Kg1 Rc4 39. Rac1 Qg6 40. Rxc4 dxc4 41. f4 Qd3 42. Qxd3 cxd3 43. Rd1 1-0

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

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: Morozevich vs Gelfand (Corr., 2009) 6k1/1p1r1pp1/5n1p/1R1p4/P4P1r/1P2B3/5P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Rh5 2. Kg2 Ne4 3. Rd4 Rd6 * And the answer is... Rxe4

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