Episodes

  • ❓ Spending 30 Minutes on an Exercise (Q&A)

    ❓ Spending 30 Minutes on an Exercise (Q&A)
    Jul 19 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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    6 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Boiling Point (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Boiling Point (Hybrid Exercise)
    Jul 18 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: 1r6/6P1/2p1Nk2/7p/4R3/8/7K/8 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: { Rashkovsky vs Ivanov (Elista, 1995) } 1... Rg8 2. Kg3 c5 3. Kh4 Kg6 4. Rf4 c4 5. Rf8 Kh7 6. Kxh5 c3 * And the answer is... 7. Ng5+ Kxg7 8. Rf7+ Kh8 9. Rh7# *
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    3 mins
  • ⚡ Overloads (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Overloads (Quick Lesson)
    Jul 17 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
  • 🧠 Secret Agent Knight (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Secret Agent Knight (Game Exercise)
    Jul 16 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: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. c3 Re8 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Ne6 1-0
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    3 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 Forgetting, The Three Fs Part Three (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 Forgetting, The Three Fs Part Three (Insight)
    Jul 15 2025
    Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. In episode, I mention two habits you can build. Follow the links to learn about the Vacated Square habit (https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/the-vacated-square) and the Mantra habit (https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/safety-net). 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
  • 🧠 Sharing Space (Illegal Move Exercise)

    🧠 Sharing Space (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Jul 14 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. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bd7 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 e6 * And the answer is... Black's move 4... Nbd7 is illegal because that square is already occupied by the light-squared Bishop.
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Parse the Noise (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Parse the Noise (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Jul 13 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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Be2 Ng5 14. d5 Qe8 15. Nd4 exd5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxc7 Rc8 18. Qxd6 * And the answer is... 15. Nxg5
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    4 mins
  • ❓ Should I "See" Something? (Q&A)

    ❓ Should I "See" Something? (Q&A)
    Jul 12 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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    5 mins