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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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🧠 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
Transcribe →🧠🧠 Miss Zhu (Awareness Exercise)
3w ago00:08:38Tap 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: q7/6bk/P5p1/1P3p1p/2Q4P/1Np3P1/2R2P1K/3r4 w - - 3 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.
Transcribe →🧠🧠 Slip of the Thumb (Find the Blunder Exercise)
3w ago00:09:26Tap to summarizeFind 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.
Transcribe →🧠 Two Rooks > Queen (Hybrid Exercise)
4w ago00:08:10Tap 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/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
Transcribe →🧠 Development Is the Most Important Thing (Opening Exercise)
4w 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)
4w 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)
4w 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#
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