Conceptualizing Chess Podcast

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 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 * Answer at the end of the episode.

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. To get comfy with your square colors, spend a couple minutes each day in the Don't Move Square Color Trainer (free) 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 from today's exercise: 8/4bpk1/4b3/7P/3KR1P1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.

Welcome to the Friday insight. This is part two for the ongoing "Conceptualization and Rating" series on the Friday Insight. Find the first part in last week's insight episode. Starting out with Chess is tough on the brain. Here are the key conceptualization skills you need to finally reach 1000. Mentioned in this episode: Don't Move Until You See It training tools The New Mantra Technique article For more articles like this, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/articles And to learn more about the 10-minute stretch feature and the Don't Move membership, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/join

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 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 Ng4 9. O-O Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nxb3 12. axb3 c6 * Answer at the end of the episode.

Hybrid Exercise: 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 FEN for today's exercise: 7r/1k4pp/1pp5/2b5/3pB3/3K4/7r/5R2 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rf7+ Ka6 2. Rxg7 Rh3+ 3. Kc4 Re8 4. Bxc6 d3 * Answer at the end of the episode.

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 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O * Answer at the end of the episode.

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: b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Qd7 8. d4 Bb4+ 9. c3 O-O-O * Answer at the end of the episode.

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: 8/8/8/2k5/3p4/5R2/2K5/4n3 w - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.

In my work with 1800 and 2000 rated students, I've seen two common areas for improvement that seem to mark the difference between players at that level and the level above. Here's what they are and how to train them. 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

Welcome to the Friday insight. Today we kick off a new series walking you through key rating milestones and exactly what conceptualizations skills are most important to master at each one. For more articles like this, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/articles And to learn more about the 10-minute stretch feature and the Don't Move membership, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/join

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: 2r3k1/2r2pp1/p3p3/1p2P3/2nPp3/7R/PP2NP1P/1K5R b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. 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 from today's exercise: 2r2rk1/5Rp1/p4bQp/8/8/6P1/1qB1RPKP/8 w - - 2 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.

Hybrid Exercise: 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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/1q6/3k1B2/8/3P1P2/3NK3/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Be4+ Kd6 * Answer at the end of the episode.

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: g4 b6 2. Bg2 Bb7 3. Nf3 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 * Answer at the end of the episode.

Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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/

In today's I-do-whatever-I-want episode, I give you three "Meredith" mate-in-2 puzzles to memorize and chip away at through your day. Here's the positions in human notation (rather than an FEN). 1 -> White: Kb2, Qf3, Nb3, Nd3 Black: Kc4, Nf6, b5, d6 2 -> White: Kc6, Nd6, Ne6, b7, c7, f7, g7. h7 Black: Ke7, Nb6, Nf6 3 -> White: Ka4, Qc8, Ra1, Ba8, Bf1 Black: Ka6, Qb7, Rd7, d5 Answers at the end of the episode. 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

The new Don't Move Until You See It is live! And the feedback's been very good. If you're fired up about training and understanding your adult Chess brain, reducing blunders, and calculating with clarity and confidence, there's never been a better time to join as a Don't Move member. Find out more and sign up here. ry the new free interactive training tools here. Or just jump in and explore what the new site has to offer. If you have any ideas how I could integrate the site and the podcast in fun, exciting ways, let me know. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Reach out.

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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 Qxe5 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Nb5 Bxb5 13. Bxb5+ Kd8 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Rc1 Nf5 16. Bc5 Qf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qa4 Qe7 20. Rc3 Qd6 21. Bd3 g6 * Answer at the end of the episode.

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: 1r4r1/7p/1P5b/Nb3p2/6n1/1B6/1BP3PP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.

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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Nf6 * Answer at the end of the episode.

Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played. 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 from today's exercise: 8/1R6/8/4pk2/r7/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN from today's exercise: Rf7+ Ke6 * Answers at the end of the episode.

Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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/

In today's I-do-whatever-I-want episode, I discuss the conceptualization spectrum and break down some of the most interesting models I've run into in my half-decade of researching this stuff. And I try (and fail) not to go on tangents about cool Chess conceptualization stories. 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

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

Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played. 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 from today's exercise: 2k5/5R2/1p5b/p3B3/3Pn3/1KP5/PP4r1/8 w - - 0 1 PGN from today's exercise: Rc7+ Kd8 2. Rc6 b5 3. Rxh6 Nd2+ Answers at the end of the episode.

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: 5n2/5k1p/2b3N1/4Qp2/2p2P1q/7P/6P1/3B1R1K b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. 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 from today's exercise: 1k3b2/2p5/8/3R4/4K3/8/7P/3n4 b - - 0 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.

Hybrid Exercise: 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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/1q6/8/8/3k4/3P4/3KB3/2R5 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rc4+ Kd5 2. Bf3+ * Answer at the end of the episode.

Changing it up today to run you through my plans for the podcast from here. To try the new Don't Move Until You See It website, head here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it If you have feedback or ideas for the podcast, contact me here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/contact See you on Monday where we launch our new daily structure!

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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. h3 Ne7 6. g4 Bd7 7. Bg2 c5 8. c3 Nbc6* And the answer is... Black's move 6... Bd7 is illegal because the e6 pawn blocks the bishop from passing back along that diagonal.

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: 8/4rn2/6p1/2Q5/8/KP1pk3/8/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qc5

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. 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 from today's exercise: q7/6bk/P5p1/1P3p1p/2Q4P/1Np3P1/2R2P1K/3r4 w - - 3 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.

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 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Nxe7 Qxe7 7. b3 Nc6 8. Qc3 O-O 9. Bb2 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qc2 Rd8 12. e3 * And the answer is... 10..Nxd5 is the blunder. Qc2 is the miss. Qxg7# is the correct punishment.

Hybrid Exercise: 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: 2rk4/3rp3/8/4P3/Q3K3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: e6 Rb7 2. Qa6 Rcb8 3. Qc4 * And the answer is... Rb4

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. Nf3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nc3 * And the answer is... 4... exf3

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 Nc6 3. d5 Ne5 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Ne4 7. Bc1 Qf6 0-1

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: 8/8/8/8/1B6/1K1B4/8/k7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bc3#

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 d6 3. h3 Nf6 4. c3 Nxe4 * And the answer is... Qa4+ c6 6. Qxe4

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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Qe1 Be7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. fxe5 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: 8/8/8/8/k7/P2b4/1Pq5/K1NR4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qb1#

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 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. Nf3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 * And the answer is... 6... Bxd1

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. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 f5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qb3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Ba3 Rf7 15. Qxd5 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: 2r3k1/p3rppp/1p2p3/2q5/8/2Q1P3/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qd2

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 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 a6 5. e5 g6 * And the answer is... exf6

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 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. f4 Ng4 6. fxe5 Nf2 7. Qf3 O-O 8. Qg3 Nxh1 9. Qf3 Qh4+ 0-1

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: 8/8/1r6/1q6/k7/N1R5/PBP5/KR1r4 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qxb2#

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. Bb5 d6 4. d4 b6 * And the answer is... Bxc6+ Bd7 6. Bxa8

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: f4 e5 2. fxe5 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qe4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qf5 6. e4 Qe6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Bg5 Qb4 9. a3 Qxb2 10. Na4 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: 8/8/8/2p5/1kP5/pP6/Pr6/2K1N3 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd3+

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 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nc3 Kf8 5. Nf3 Bb4 * And the answer is... Qxd8#

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. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+ Nd7 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 0-1