Episodes

  • 🧠 Shy Start (Illegal Move Exercise)

    🧠 Shy Start (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Jan 11 2026
    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 e5 2. d4 d6 3. dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Bg5+ Nf6 6. Nf3 e4 * And the answer is... White's move 5. Bg5+ is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the pawn on e3.
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Queenly Reach (Lost Piece Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Queenly Reach (Lost Piece Exercise)
    Jan 10 2026
    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: 7k/2p5/2P4p/pP5P/P7/3pK3/8/3R1R2 b - - 2 1 And the answer is... Qf3
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    2 mins
  • ❓ Awareness Tools in Games (Q&A)

    ❓ Awareness Tools in Games (Q&A)
    Jan 9 2026
    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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    11 mins
  • 🧠🧠 The King's Where?! (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠 The King's Where?! (Hybrid Exercise)
    Jan 8 2026
    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: RvanMammadov vs lumic (Lichess, 2022) r3k1nr/pQ2pp1p/6p1/1P6/2q5/B1b5/R4PPP/3K1B1R b kq - 10 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Qd4+ 2. Kc2 Rd8 3. Qc6+ Kf8 4. Qxc3 * And the answer is... 4... Qd1+ 5. Kb2 Rd2+ 6. Qxd2 Qxd2+
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    3 mins
  • 🚶‍♂️ Kolty's Mate in 2, Part One (Walkthrough)

    🚶‍♂️ Kolty's Mate in 2, Part One (Walkthrough)
    Jan 7 2026
    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 Try your own skills against the Don’t Move Blindfold Trainer here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
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    26 mins
  • 🧠 Chargers (Position Exercise)

    🧠 Chargers (Position Exercise)
    Jan 6 2026
    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: 6k1/5ppp/5n1r/4R3/4R3/5KP1/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Re8+ Nxe8 2. Rxe8#
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    2 mins
  • ⚡ Game Review Method for Faster Habit Building (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Game Review Method for Faster Habit Building (Quick Lesson)
    Jan 5 2026
    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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    8 mins
  • 🧠 Central Woes (Opening Exercise)

    🧠 Central Woes (Opening Exercise)
    Jan 4 2026
    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. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 * And the answer is... 6... Nxd4
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    2 mins