Episodes

  • 🧠 Wolves at the Door (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Wolves at the Door (Game Exercise)
    Jan 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: Taylor vs NN (London, 1862) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nc5 5. Nxe5 f6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Bf7+ Ke7 8. Nd5+ Kd6 9. Nc4+ Kc6 10. Nb4+ Kb5 11. a4+ Kxb4 12. c3+ Kb3 13. Qd1# *
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    3 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Hall's Hope (Position Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Hall's Hope (Position Exercise)
    Jan 15 2025
    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: n2R4/k1nK4/1p6/1P6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1. Rxa8+ Nxa8 (1... Kxa8 2. Kxc7 Ka7 3. Kc6 Ka8 4. Kxb6) 2. Kc8 Nc7 3. Kxc7 Ka8 4. Kxb6 From the book "Endgame Challenge" by John Hall.
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Call an Ambulance (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Call an Ambulance (Hybrid Exercise)
    Jan 14 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: r1bq1rk1/pppp1ppp/3n4/3P4/5Q2/2P2N2/P4PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: 1... Re8 2. Ba3 Re4 3. Qd2 Nc4 4. Qd3 f5 5. Bc1 d6 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Qh3 { What is the best move for Black? } * And the answer is... 7... h6 8. Nxe4 (8. Nf3 f4 { and the Queen is trapped. }) 8... f4 { and the White Queen is trapped. } *
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    3 mins
  • 👨‍🏫 The Discipline to Start (Insight)

    👨‍🏫 The Discipline to Start (Insight)
    Jan 13 2025
    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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    5 mins
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Roux the Day (Game Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Roux the Day (Game Exercise)
    Jan 12 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: Molinari vs Roux Cabral (Montevideo, 1943) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O c5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Be7 13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 Rc8 15. Nbd2 cxd4 16. Nc4 Qa7 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Bd2 a5 19. Nb5 Qa8 20. Nbd6 Bxg2 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Re1 Bf3 23. Qf1 Qd5 24. e4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Qh5 26. Bf4 Ng4 27. Be2 Nde5 28. h3 Bc5 29. Bg3 Nxf2 30. Bxf2 Qg5+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Bg3 Bg1+ 33. Qxg1 Ng4+ { White resigned. } *
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    5 mins
  • 🧠 Knight Cuddle (Game Exercise)

    🧠 Knight Cuddle (Game Exercise)
    Jan 9 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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Ne2 Qb6 { White resigns. } *
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    2 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Bull in a China Shop (Opening Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Bull in a China Shop (Opening Exercise)
    Jan 8 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. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 a6 8. h4 d4 9. h5 dxc3 10. hxg6 cxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 f6 { What is the best continuation for White? } * And the answer is... 13. Rxh7 (13. Nf7)
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    3 mins
  • 🧠🧠 Down Low Too Slow (Hybrid Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Down Low Too Slow (Hybrid Exercise)
    Jan 7 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: r4qk1/4Rp2/5Pp1/6Qp/7P/6P1/7K/8 b - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: [FEN "r4qk1/4Rp2/5Pp1/6Qp/7P/6P1/7K/8 b - - 0 1"] 1... Ra2+ 2. Kg1 Qb8 3. Re1 Qb2 { Find a win for White. } * And the answer is... 4. Re8+ Kh7 5.Qh6+ Kxh6 6. Rh8#
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    2 mins