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Mastering conceptualization (aka. visualization, calculation, the most neglected skill in Chess), one insight and blindfold exercise at a time. Presented by Don't Move Until You See It. Find out more at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it

Don't Move Until You See It


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    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 1:45


    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: 5B2/8/K7/8/kpp5/7R/8/1B6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Rc3 bxc3 (1... b3 2. Rxc4#) 2. Bc2# 1-0

    ⚡ Mistakes Never Go Away (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 5:53


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 3:44


    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 "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Anish Giri"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 8:43


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 2:45


    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 "Arthur Simons"] [Black "Edward Lowe"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Ne7 4. f4 d5 5. Bb5+ Nbc6 6. d3 d4 7. Nce2 * And the answer is... 7...Qa5+

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 2:35


    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: r1b2rk1/1pq1bppp/p3p3/4n1B1/3N4/1n1B3R/1P2Q1PP/5RNK w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rh3

    ❓ Why Don't I Say Who's to Move Until the End? (Q&A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 8:59


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 3:32


    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: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/3p4/2qn4/2B5/8/PBQ2PPP/R4RK1 w kq - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1. Qe4+ Be6 2. Rad1 Nc7 3. Bxe6 Nxe6 4. Bxg7 Rg8 5. Qxh7 Ke7 6. Rfe1 Qg5 { How can White save the Bishop and achieve a winning advantage at the same time? } * And the answer is... 7. Rxe6+ Kxe6 (7... fxe6 8. Bh6+) 8. Qe4+ Kd7 9. Qxb7+ Ke6 10. Re1+ Kf5 11. Qxf7+ Kg4 12. Qf3+ Kh4 13. Qh3#

    ⚡ Mental Glitches (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 11:20


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 2:05


    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: 3N2R1/7p/8/3K1kp1/3Pr1n1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Rf8+ Nf6+ 2. Rxf6+ Kxf6 3. Kxe4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 9:16


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 2:59


    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: Alekhine vs Lovewell (Providence, 1923) 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bf4 Nge7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Bd3 Nxf4 8. exf4 Re8 9. Bxh7+ Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Qh5 f6 1-0

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 2:49


    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: NN vs Blackburne (London, 1884) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxe5 d6 8. Qxh8 Qh4 9. O-O Nf6 10. c3 Ng4 11. h3 Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 Bf5 13. Qxa8 { Find a checkmate in two moves. } * And the answer is... 13... Qxh3+ 14. gxh3 Bxe4#

    ❓ Breaking 1000? (Q&A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 16:03


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 1:33


    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: 3b4/8/8/3k4/8/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd1+

    ⚡ What Exactly Do You Need to Know? (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 9:03


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 1:36


    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. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d5 * And the answer is... 3. Bxe5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 7:46


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 1:45


    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: kbK5/pp6/1P6/8/8/8/8/R7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Ra6 bxa6 (1... Bh2 2. Rxa7#) 2. b7#

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 1:45


    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: 5k2/8/8/8/8/2P5/8/3K4 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1. Kd2 Ke7 2. Kd3 { Find the only move that draws for Black. } * And the answer is... 2... Kd7

    ❓ Useful Rage? (Q&A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 10:06


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 3:32


    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 "Szep, Janos"] [Black "Szabo, Levente Jr."] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nbd2 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ne5 f6 9.Nc4 f5 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Bf4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qe8 14.Qd5+ e6 15.Qc4 Qe7 16.f3 exf3 17.exf3 f4 18.Rad1 c5 19.Bh3 Bd7 20.Rxd7 1-0

    ⚡ Treat Improvement Like a Game (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 8:01


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 2:01


    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: 1R1R4/8/1r3P2/r1NK1P2/2PP1p2/5b2/6p1/4k3 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bc6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 9:15


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 2:04


    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: 8/8/5k2/7K/5PP1/6nP/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1. Kh6 Ne2 * And the answer is... 2. g5+ Kf7 3. g6+ Kg8 4. f5 and it just continues to get nasty for Black from here…

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 1:46


    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/8/5N1P/8/2p5/2N5/8/3K3R w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. h7 Kg7 2. h8=Q+ Kg6 3. Nfd5 Kf5 4. Qf6+ Kg4 5. Qf4#

    ❓ Overloading in Calculations (Q&A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 13:25


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 3:12


    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 "Boettcher, Patrick"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 Na6 9.Be2 h6 10.Be3 Nd7 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.g4 f5 13.gxf5 gxf5 14.exf5 Ndc5 15.O-O-O Bxf5 16.Rdg1 Qf6 17.Rg3 Nb4 18.Ne1 Nxa2+ 0-1

    ⚡ Noticing Vacated Squares (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 9:54


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 2:02


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 9:34


    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/

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 2:20


    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) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 1-0

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 2:31


    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: 1. Kh8 Kb1 2. Rb7 * And the answer is... 2... Rxh6+ 3. Kg7 Rh3 1/2-1/2

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 18:47


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 3:09


    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. Bc4 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 d5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qd1 Bg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Be2 Nh6 10. c3 O-O 11. O-O Qf6 12. Na3 Nf5 * And the answer is... 7... dxc4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 2:30


    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 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 answer is... 7. e5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 1:40


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 2:28


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 3:00


    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 "Brujin, Homero"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.Re1 e5 11.Qc2 b6 12.Nc4 Nd7 13.Ne3 Nf6 14.Nd5 Qd6 15.Rd1 Rd8 16.Bg5 h6 17.Nxf6+ 1-0

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 3:03


    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, 1959) 1... Rd7 2. b5 Nd8 3. Qb4 Re8 4. Rd2 f5 5. c5 d5 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... 6. c6 bxc6 (6... Qxb4 7. cxd7 and White wins a lot of material.) 7. Bc5 Qf6 8. e5 Qf7 9. Ng5 and the black Queen is trapped.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 1:57


    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: 1. Ra8 Ke3 2. Ra3+ d3 { How does White save a draw here? } * And the answer is... 3. Rxd3+ Kxd3 Stalemate.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 2:46


    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: 1. 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 the answer is... Black's move 5...Nc6 is illegal because the Knight got exchanged on the previous move.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 2:44


    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: 1. Rh5 Be5 2. Rxd5 cxd5 3. Rxe5 fxe5 4. g5 d4 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... 5. Ke4, 5. Ke2, stopping the Black pawns before pushing their own. 5. g6 would be bad due to 5... d3 6. g7 e4+ 7. Kxf4 d2 8. g8=Q d1=Q and the game will probably end in a draw.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 0:42


    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... 1. Qe8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8# *

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 9:51


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 1:35


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 6:34


    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) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 c6 5. g4 b5 6. g5 Nfd7 7. h4 b4 8. Nb1 d5 9. e5 e6 10. h5 c5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. Rxh7 Rxh7 14. Bxg6+ Ke7 15. Bxh7 cxd4 16. f4 Qh8 17. Qh5 Ba6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nh4 Nf8 20. g6 Kd7 21. Nd2 Kc7 22. Ndf3 Nd7 23. Bd2 Qf8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Qg4 Ndxe5 26. Qh3 Nc4 27. Nxe6+ Kd7 28. f5 Nxd2 29. O-O-O Qf6 30. Nxg7 Re3 31. Nh5 Qg5 32. Qg4 b3 33. axb3 Nxb3+ 34. Kb1 Rd3 35. Qg1 Nd2+ 36. Ka1 Qd8 37. Nf6+ Kc8 38. Rxd2 Qa5+ 39. Kb1 Nb4 40. Rxd3 Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Nxd3+ 42. Kd2 Qa5+ 43. Ke2 Ne5+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kg3 Qg5+ { 1/2-1/2 } *

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 10:13


    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 Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 3:34


    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. 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. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O Qf6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 g4 18. hxg4 h3 19. gxh3 Rxh3 20. f4 Qh4 21. Rf2 Nf6 22. gxf5 Ng4 23. Rff1 { Black to move. Checkmate in two moves. } * And the answer is... 23... Rg3+ (23... Qg3+ 24. Bxg3 Rh1#) 24. Bxg3 Qh1#

    ⚡ Ultimate Conceptualization Muscle (Quick Lesson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 10:05


    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

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