Episodes

  • ⚡ Saying the Wrong Square (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Saying the Wrong Square (Quick Lesson)
    Jun 12 2025
    A 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
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    5 mins
  • 🧠 Launchramp (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    🧠 Launchramp (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Jun 11 2025
    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: 1. d4 b6 2. c3 Bb7 3. Nf3 g6 4. Ng5 Bg7 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Na3 e6 7. e4 Nge7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Nf3 f5 10. exf5 Nxf5 * And the answer is... 6. Qxf7#
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    3 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 Willpower Is Not the Answer (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 Willpower Is Not the Answer (Insight)
    Jun 10 2025
    Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. 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
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    11 mins
  • 🧠 Lining It up (Position Exercise)

    🧠 Lining It up (Position Exercise)
    Jun 9 2025
    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: 3rr1k1/pb3ppp/1pn5/2p5/8/1P4Q1/PBP2PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Qxg7#
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Crowded Intersection (Opening Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Crowded Intersection (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 8 2025
    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: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Bxa6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Bd2 Rfb8 13. a4 Qb6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Nb5 Ne8 16. Bc3 Qb7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qc3+ f6 19. b3 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Rfb1 Rb4 22. Nd2 Rab8 23. f3 Qb7 24. Ra3 Qa6 25. Nc4 * And the answer is... 25... Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. bxc4 Rxb1
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    4 mins
  • ❓ Lists of Piece Locations (Q&A)

    ❓ Lists of Piece Locations (Q&A)
    Jun 7 2025
    Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or aiden@dontmoveuntilyousee.it Read the series about mantras and taming your intuition here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/your-enthusiastic-friend 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
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    12 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Roving Bishops (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Roving Bishops (Hybrid Exercise)
    Jun 6 2025
    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: 8/5B2/7k/6rP/p7/8/3B3K/8 b - - 1 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... a3 2. Kh3 a2 3. Bxa2 Kxh5 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... 4. Bf7+ Rg6 (4... Kh6 5. Be8 Zugzwang.) 5. Kh2 Zugzwang.
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    2 mins
  • ⚡ Your Ceiling, Floor, and True Ratings (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Your Ceiling, Floor, and True Ratings (Quick Lesson)
    Jun 5 2025
    A 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
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    6 mins