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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner
Hosted by Don't Move Until You See It · EN
Improve your Chess and master visualization while on the go! Featuring science-backed exercises, insights, and lessons designed to make your adult brain better on the 64 squares. Brains are awesome. Yours included.
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🧠 Development Is the Most Important Thing (Opening Exercise)
4d ago00:01:49Tap to summarizeOpening 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
Transcribe →🧠 Layers Upon Layers of Pressure (Game Exercise)
5d ago00:02:47Tap to summarizeGame 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
Transcribe →🧠 Pair o' Bishops (Position Exercise)
6d ago00:01:28Tap to summarizePosition 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#
Transcribe →🧠 Greco Beats the Philidor Defense (Opening Exercise)
1w ago00:01:58Tap to summarizeOpening 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
Transcribe →🧠 Nepo Dismisses the Class (Game Exercise)
1w ago00:04:16Tap to summarizeGame 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
Transcribe →🧠 Light 'Em Up (Position Exercise)
1w ago00:01:37Tap to summarizePosition 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#
Transcribe →🧠 Piercing with the Pirc (Opening Exercise)
1w ago00:02:17Tap to summarizeOpening 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
Transcribe →🧠 Dunkelsbuhler’s Day Off (Game Exercise)
2w ago00:04:57Tap to summarizeGame 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
Transcribe →🧠 Opening the Door (Position Exercise)
2w ago00:02:04Tap to summarizePosition 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
Transcribe →🧠 Piercing the Pirc (Opening Exercise)
2w ago00:02:01Tap to summarizeOpening 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
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