Episodes

  • 🧠 Crispy Technique (Position Exercise)

    🧠 Crispy Technique (Position Exercise)
    Nov 6 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: 6k1/5R2/6K1/2b5/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Rc7 Bf8 2. Rc8 *
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Machiavellian (Position Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Machiavellian (Position Exercise)
    Nov 5 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: 8/3b4/pkp5/1p6/P2qp2B/8/7Q/7K w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Bf2 e3 2. Bxe3 Qxe3 3. Qf2 Qxf2 4. a5+ Kxa5 { Stalemate. } *
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    2 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 Second-Order Effects, Seeing the Future Part 4 (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 Second-Order Effects, Seeing the Future Part 4 (Insight)
    Nov 4 2024
    Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. Find the exercises from today’s episode here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/second-order-effects Learn more about the Don’t Move Membership at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/sign-up 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
  • 🧠 One Step (Position Exercise)

    🧠 One Step (Position Exercise)
    Nov 3 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: 6kn/R7/8/6K1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1.Kf6 Nf7, 2.Rxf7
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 He Shoots, He Scores (Game Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 He Shoots, He Scores (Game Exercise)
    Oct 31 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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Ne5 9. h3 Bc5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. f5 Ne5 14. Qh4 Bd7 15. Rf3 Nxf3 16. gxf3 Kh8 17. Rg1 Qd8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rxg7 Rg8 20. Rxg8+ Kxg8 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. f6 Qb6 24. Nc5 Qxc5 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8# *
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    5 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Tal Order (Game Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Tal Order (Game Exercise)
    Oct 30 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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 h6 12. h4 a6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. gxf6 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Qxd2 18. fxg7 Qxd1+ 19. Bxd1 *
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    4 mins
  • 🧠 I Dare You (Position Exercise)

    🧠 I Dare You (Position Exercise)
    Oct 29 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: 7R/2k4P/8/8/7r/8/8/1K6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1.Ra8 Rxh7, 2.Ra7+
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    2 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 Simplifications, Seeing the Future Part 3 (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 Simplifications, Seeing the Future Part 3 (Insight)
    Oct 28 2024
    Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. This episode includes a short exercise collection to practice the concepts discussed. You can find the exercises on the website: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/simplifications 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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    10 mins