Podcasts about conceptualization

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: 8/8/5B2/8/1p6/kP1r4/P2p4/K2B4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bb2#

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. Nc3 e6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. Nd5 * And the answer is... 5... exd5

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 "Dimitri Reinderman"] [Black "Fabiano Caruana"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. e3 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Kh1 Be6 1/2-1/2

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: 8/8/1q6/8/8/k7/P2N4/K7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nc4+

Opening Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. At a certain point, one player will make a mistake and it'll be your job to find the move to punish it. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e4 d4 6. d3 * And the answer is... 6... dxc3

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 "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Salvador Palomino"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Bc5 7. b4 Qb6 8. bxc5 Qc7 9. cxd4 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: 8/8/8/8/8/1BK5/3R4/1k6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd1#

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 "Carl Medinus"] [Black "Frank James Marshall"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 e4 5. Bb5+ * And the answer is... 5... c6

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 "Kermur Sire De Legal"] [Black "Saint Brie"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5# 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: 8/8/4BB2/8/Pp6/8/1NK5/k2N4 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: [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Kent Knudsen"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 a5 3. Nxe5 Bc5 4. d4 Bxd4 5. Qxd4 c5 6. Qd5 Nc6 * And the answer is... Qf7#

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 "Wesley So"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

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/kpq5/8/PPP5/KN6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... b3+

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 "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "NN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e5 4. Nd5 Nge7 5. Nec3 a6 6. a4 g6 * And the answer is... Nf6#

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: Silbermann vs Honich (Czernowitz, 1930) d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qc1# 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: 8/8/8/8/8/2K5/1RR5/k7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rc1#

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 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Ne5 Nc6 5. Nxg4 { 0-1 Black resigned. } *

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 "Bill Gates"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qh5 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Ne5 8. hxg4 Nfxg4 9. Nxe5 * And the answer is... 9... Qh2#

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/Q7/3p4/8/p1K5/k7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Qe1#

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 George H. Wolbrecht vs Victor Alderson (Memphis, 1914). e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Nxe5 Bd7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Ke6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 g6 11. Re1+ Kf7 12. Bg5 gxh5 13. Bxd8 Rxd8 14. Rab1 Bd6 15. Be2 Bg4 * And the answer is... Qxd5+ Kg7 13. Bg5

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 "Gioachino Greco"] [Black "NN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6 4. O-O Qxe4 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Re1 Qf4 7. Rxe5+ Kd8 * And the answer is... Re8#

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: 8/8/3q4/8/8/1P2k3/1PK5/2R5 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Qd3#

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+

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 "Von Alvensleben, Wolfram"] [Black "Mihalko, Jozsef"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 d5 6.e5 Qd7 7.O-O Ba6 8.Bxa6 Nxa6 9.Na3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bxa3 11.bxa3 Ne7 12.a4 Rc8 13.Ba3 Rc4 14.Rc1 Qxa4 15.Qd3 b5 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Rc3 Rxc3 18.Qxc3 Qc4 19.Qa5 Qc6 20.h4 Rc8 21.Qa3+ b4 22.Qd3 h6 23.h5 Nc7 24.g4 Qc3 25.Qe2 a6 26.Rd1 Nb5 27.Kg2 Rc4 28.Rd3 Qc1 29.Nd2 Rc3 30.Nb3 Qb1 31.Rd2 Rc4 32.f3 Nc3 33.Qe3 Nxa2 34.g5 Rc3 35.Qe2 Qxb3 36.Rxa2 hxg5 37.Rxa6 Rc2 0-1

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: sirkhay vs giasson (Lichess blitz, 2025) 1. f4 g6 2. e3 f5 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. c3 O-O 8. Ng5 h6 9. Nf3 Qe8 10. Bc4+ d5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ne4 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Rf3 g5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Rg3 Qd7 19. Bd2 c5 20. Qe2 b6 21. a3 Rf7 22. h4 g4 23. Kh2 h5 24. Qd1 Raf8 25. Qc2 Bd5 26. c4 Bb7 27. Bc3 Rf2 28. Qb3 e6 29. dxc5 Qe7 30. cxb6 Qxh4+ 31. Kg1 Qxg3 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: 8/8/8/8/1B6/8/p7/k1K5 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bc3#

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 Cris Spencer vs Walter M. Buehl (US Open, 2004). d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qe2 * And the answer is... Ne5 Rxc1 14. Qxc1 Kd8 15. Bxd7

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 "Bernhard Horwitz"] [Black "Ludwig Bledow"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Bb6 5.d4 Qe7 6.d5 Nd8 7.Be2 d6 8.h3 f5 9.Bg5 Nf6 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Nh4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe7 Bxf2+ 14.Kf1 Ng3# 0-1

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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nd5 Bc5 5. Bc4 0-0 * And the answer is... White's move 4. Nd5 is illegal because the Knight cannot jump there from f3, and the other Knight is still on b1.

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/kBr5/P2N4/1K6 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rc1#

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: Tal vs Hjartarson (Reykjavik, 1987) e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bb1 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. b4 g6 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4 Qb7 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Nc2 Nh5 24. Be3 Ra8 25. Qd2 Rxa1 26. Nxa1 f5 27. Bh6 Ng7 28. Nb3 f4 29. Na5 Qb6 30. Rc1 Ra8 31. Qc2 Nce8 32. Qb3 Bf6 33. Nc6 Nh5 34. Qb2 Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Rc5 Qa6 37. Rxb5 Nc7 38. Rb8 Qxd3 39. Ncxe5 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 41. Ng4+ Kf7 42. Nh6+ Ke7 43. Ng8+ { 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 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Qa5 6. c3 Qd8 7. Nb3 c4 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. g4 Bd7 10. Ne5 h6 11. Bg2 Na6 12. h4 O-O 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Ne4 * And the answer is... Qh5 g6 16. Qh7#

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#

Unveiling the suppressed history of "Shar," Professor Ali Abdellatif Ahmida details the forgotten genocide of the Libyan people under Italian settler colonialism in 1911. As a distinguished political scientist and historian at the University of New England, Professor Ahmida dedicated 15 years to investigating why this mass tragedy was systematically erased from global scholarship and collective memory. Through meticulous research and rare oral testimonies from survivors, he reconstructs the horrors of forced displacement and concentration camps that claimed the lives of tens of thousands. He offers a nuanced critique of the "collective amnesia" in Western academia and the strategic silence of post-war Italy, challenging myths of "moderate" Italian fascism.   00:00 Introduction: An Extensive Scholarly Void 02:28 Beyond the Stereotypical Image 05:28 Navigating the Colonial Transition in 1911 10:20 Perspectives From the Southern Frontier 13:31 The Slow Dismantling of an Empire 18:03 The Ideological Weight of the Roman Myth 22:22 Artificial Lines and the Unified Movement 25:32 The Roots of Organized Resistance 30:14 Negotiating the Terms of Independence 34:02 Contradictions of the Post-War Client State 37:06 The Logic of the Fourth Shore 41:44 The Mechanics of Mass Displacement 46:13 Global Complicity and the Politics of Amnesia 51:39 Reclaiming a Seat in Historical Memory 54:03 The Ethics of the Freedom Fighter 56:11 Shar: The Survivors' Conceptualization of Death   Professor Ali Abdellatif Ahmida is the founding chair and a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New England in Maine. Born in Waddan, Libya, and educated at Cairo University and the University of Washington, his scholarship focuses on historical sociology, political theory, and anti-colonial resistance in North Africa. A prolific author, his major works include "The Making of Modern Libya" and his most recent investigative research into "Shar," the forgotten colonial genocide in Libya. Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna