A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.
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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!
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/k2b4/8/8/1KR5 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
Botvinnik vs Sharov (Leningrad, 1929)
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess.
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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?
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PGN for today's exercise:
Adapted from the game Palau vs Kolste (London, 1927).
And the answer is...
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It.
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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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
White's move 7. Bg5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the Knight on d2.
A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.
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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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
6... axb5
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?
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
14... Nf6 15. Qxh8 Ng4 16. Qxg7+ Be7 17. Nf3 e4
14... Nh6 works also. 15. Qxh8 Ng4 16. Nf3 e4
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess.
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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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
White's move 11. Bb5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the white pawn on d3.
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It.
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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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
NN vs Bier (Vienna, 1905)
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog.
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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!
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/2BB4/8/1PK5/k7 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
19... Ng4 20. Rxg4 Qxg4 and White can't defend against the mate on g2.
Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess.
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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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
And the answer is...
White's move 13. Qf3 is illegal because the Queen is blocked by the pawn on e2.
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It.
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