Episodes

  • 🧠 Alapin's Accident (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Alapin's Accident (Game Exercise)
    Sep 8 2025
    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: Tarrasch vs Alapin (Breslau, 1889) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Be7 6. dxe4 1-0
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Sweet Six-Queens (Lost Piece Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Sweet Six-Queens (Lost Piece Exercise)
    Sep 7 2025
    Lost 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: 2k5/8/3q4/3qq3/3qq3/4q3/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kf1
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    2 mins
  • ❓ Losing Track When Pieces Start Moving (Q&A)

    ❓ Losing Track When Pieces Start Moving (Q&A)
    Sep 6 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 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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    13 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Caro Cornered (Opening Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Caro Cornered (Opening Exercise)
    Sep 5 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. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Ne5 Bh7 { What is the best move for White? } * And the answer is... 9. Bb5+
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    2 mins
  • 🚶‍♂️ Mastering Diagonals (Walkthrough)

    🚶‍♂️ Mastering Diagonals (Walkthrough)
    Sep 4 2025
    Walk 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/conceptualization
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    25 mins
  • 🧠 Phili-Do It Anyway (Illegal Move Exercise)

    🧠 Phili-Do It Anyway (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Sep 3 2025
    Illegal 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: 1. e3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bg3 0-0 8. Nbd2 b6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 * And the answer is... 6. Bf4 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e3.
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    3 mins
  • ⚡ Alternate Mantra Approach (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Alternate Mantra Approach (Quick Lesson)
    Sep 2 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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    7 mins
  • 🧠 Eager Bleeder (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    🧠 Eager Bleeder (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Sep 1 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. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Bb3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O * And the answer is... 3... dxc4
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    2 mins