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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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🚶♂️Resisting the Obvious Move (Walkthrough)
5d ago00:45:37Tap to summarizeWalk 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/
Transcribe →🎉 Models of the Masters (Saturday Fun Episode)
6d ago00:34:16Tap to summarizeIn 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
Transcribe →⚡️ Aphantasia and the Visual-Verbal Spectrum
1w ago00:14:53Tap to summarizeA 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
Transcribe →🧠🧠🧠 The Spice Melange (Vigilance Exercise)
1w ago00:11:13Tap to summarizeVigilance 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.
Transcribe →🧠🧠 One Needle, Big Haystack (Position Exercise)
1w ago00:06:19Tap 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: 5n2/5k1p/2b3N1/4Qp2/2p2P1q/7P/6P1/3B1R1K b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.
Transcribe →🧠 Splayed Out (Awareness Exercise)
1w ago00:06:16Tap to summarizeAwareness 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.
Transcribe →🧠 Jaws of a Draw (Hybrid Exercise)
2w ago00:05:50Tap to summarizeHybrid 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.
Transcribe →State of the Pod, and What's Next
2w ago00:14:01Tap to summarizeChanging 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!
Transcribe →🧠 Thinking with Portals (Illegal Move Exercise)
2w ago00:06:48Tap to summarizeIllegal 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.
Transcribe →🧠 Omnipotence (Lost Piece Exercise)
3w ago00:11:06Tap to summarizeLost 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
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