Episodes

  • 🧠 Master Mieses (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Master Mieses (Game Exercise)
    Dec 26 2024
    Game 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: { Mieses vs Chigorin (Ostend, 1906) } 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5 Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 Qd4 8. d3 d6 9. Qh4 Bxh3 10. Qxh3 Na5 11. Rf1 Nxc4 12. Qd7 f6 13. Nxf6 Qf2 14. Rxf2 Bxf2 15. Nh5 { Black resigned. } *
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    4 mins
  • 🧠 Hook, Line, Sinker (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠 Hook, Line, Sinker (Hybrid Exercise)
    Dec 25 2024
    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: 8/5kp1/5p2/7p/5K2/7R/8/8 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... h4 2. Rxh4 { What is the best move for Black? } And the answer is... 2...g5+
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 First Past the Post (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 First Past the Post (Hybrid Exercise)
    Dec 24 2024
    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: 2r2rk1/p4pbp/3qb3/3p2PQ/N3ppB1/1P2P3/P4P1P/2RR2K1 b - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Rxc1 2. Rxc1 d4 3. exd4 Bxd4 4. Rd1 f3 5. Bxe6 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 5... Bxf2+
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    3 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 One Little Cheer (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 One Little Cheer (Insight)
    Dec 23 2024
    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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    6 mins
  • 🧠 The King that Would Be Superman (Position Exercise)

    🧠 The King that Would Be Superman (Position Exercise)
    Dec 22 2024
    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: [FEN "5n2/8/PpB5/2k2KP1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"] And the answer is... 1... Kxc6 2. a7 Kb7 3. a8=R Kxa8 4. g6 Nxg6 5. Kxg6 *
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    2 mins
  • 🧠 Kasparov vs West (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Kasparov vs West (Game Exercise)
    Dec 19 2024
    Game 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: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bf8 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Nxe6 Qb6 12. Nc7+ 1-0
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    4 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Deal With This! (Position Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Deal With This! (Position Exercise)
    Dec 18 2024
    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: 2r3k1/1p1q1ppp/pn6/3p4/8/1P6/PBP2PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Qd4 f6 2. Qxb6 *
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠 The Best Defensive Moves (Position Exercise)

    🧠🧠 The Best Defensive Moves (Position Exercise)
    Dec 17 2024
    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: 8/K1k5/2b5/1BPp2p1/p7/P5P1/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Ka6 d4 2. Bd3 *
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    2 mins