Épisodes

  • 🧠 Checkmark (Position Exercise)
    Jun 23 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:
    8/8/5B2/8/1p6/kP1r4/P2p4/K2B4 w - - 0 1

    And the answer is...

    1. Bb2#
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    2 min
  • 🧠 Huh? (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 22 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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. Nd5 *

    And the answer is...
    5... exd5

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    2 min
  • 🧠 Fabi's Captureless Draw (Game Exercise)
    Jun 21 2026

    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:
    [White "Dimitri Reinderman"] [Black "Fabiano Caruana"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. e3 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Kh1 Be6 1/2-1/2

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    4 min
  • 🧠 Not Dark Yet (Position Exercise)
    Jun 20 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:
    8/8/1q6/8/8/k7/P2N4/K7 w - - 0 1

    And the answer is...

    1. Nc4+
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    2 min
  • 🧠 Réti Neglecti (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 19 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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e4 d4 6. d3 *

    And the answer is...
    6... dxc3

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    2 min
  • 🧠 Anand vs Palomino (Game Exercise)
    Jun 18 2026

    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:
    [White "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Salvador Palomino"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Bc5 7. b4 Qb6 8. bxc5 Qc7 9. cxd4 1-0

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    4 min
  • 🧠 Zone Coverage (Position Exercise)
    Jun 17 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:
    8/8/8/8/8/1BK5/3R4/1k6 w - - 0 1

    And the answer is...

    1. Rd1#
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    2 min
  • 🧠 How Not to Counterattack (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 16 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:
    [White "Carl Medinus"] [Black "Frank James Marshall"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 e4 5. Bb5+ *

    And the answer is...
    5... c6

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    2 min