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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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🧠 Huh? (Opening Exercise)
2d ago00:02:00Tap 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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. Nd5 * And the answer is... 5... exd5
Transcribe →🧠 Fabi's Captureless Draw (Game Exercise)
3d ago00:04:24Tap 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: [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
Transcribe →🧠 Not Dark Yet (Position Exercise)
4d ago00:01:32Tap 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: 8/8/1q6/8/8/k7/P2N4/K7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nc4+
Transcribe →🧠 Réti Neglecti (Opening Exercise)
5d ago00:02:24Tap 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: Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e4 d4 6. d3 * And the answer is... 6... dxc3
Transcribe →🧠 Anand vs Palomino (Game Exercise)
6d ago00:03:34Tap 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: [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
Transcribe →🧠 Zone Coverage (Position Exercise)
1w ago00:01:30Tap 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: 8/8/8/8/8/1BK5/3R4/1k6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd1#
Transcribe →🧠 How Not to Counterattack (Opening Exercise)
1w ago00:02:08Tap 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: [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
Transcribe →🧠 Legal’s Classic (Game Exercise)
1w ago00:02:43Tap 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: [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
Transcribe →🧠 Acquaintance (Position Exercise)
1w ago00:01:45Tap 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: 8/8/4BB2/8/Pp6/8/1NK5/k2N4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd3#
Transcribe →🧠 Carlsen vs Kent Knudsen (Opening Exercise)
2w ago00:02:34Tap 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: [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#
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