Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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  🧠🧠 Chances Come Once (Hybrid Exercise) 19.08.2026 5хв

  Hybrid Exercise: 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 FEN for today's exercise: 7r/1k4pp/1pp5/2b5/3pB3/3K4/7r/5R2 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Rf7+ Ka6 2. Rxg7 Rh3+ 3. Kc4 Re8 4. Bxc6 d3 * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Jump the Gun (Illegal Move Exercise) 18.08.2026 7хв

  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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Stretched Further (Opening Exercise) 17.08.2026 5хв

  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: b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Qd7 8. d4 Bb4+ 9. c3 O-O-O * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Hopping Mad (Lost Piece Exercise) 16.08.2026 4хв

  Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 8/8/8/2k5/3p4/5R2/2K5/4n3 w - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.
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  ⚡️ What 1800s Are Missing (Quick Lesson) 15.08.2026 14хв

  In my work with 1800 and 2000 rated students, I've seen two common areas for improvement that seem to mark the difference between players at that level and the level above. Here's what they are and how to train them. 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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  👨‍🏫 Conceptualization and Rating (Insight Episode) 14.08.2026 8хв

  Welcome to the Friday insight. Today we kick off a new series walking you through key rating milestones and exactly what conceptualizations skills are most important to master at each one. For more articles like this, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/articles And to learn more about the 10-minute stretch feature and the Don't Move membership, head to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/join
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  🧠🧠🧠 One Anand Done (Position Exercise) 13.08.2026 6хв

  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: 2r3k1/2r2pp1/p3p3/1p2P3/2nPp3/7R/PP2NP1P/1K5R b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠🧠 Hold a Candelario (Awareness Exercise) 12.08.2026 5хв

  Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. 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 FEN from today's exercise: 2r2rk1/5Rp1/p4bQp/8/8/6P1/1qB1RPKP/8 w - - 2 1 Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.
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  🧠 One Point Down (Hybrid Exercise) 11.08.2026 4хв

  Hybrid Exercise: 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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/1q6/3k1B2/8/3P1P2/3NK3/8 w - - 0 1 PGN for today's exercise: Be4+ Kd6 * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Grobtastic (Find the Blunder Exercise) 10.08.2026 5хв

  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: g4 b6 2. Bg2 Bb7 3. Nf3 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🚶‍♂️ Both Sides of the Move (Walkthrough) 09.08.2026 32хв

  Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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/
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  🎉 Mate-in-2s for Quiet Moments (Saturday Fun Episode) 08.08.2026 18хв

  In today's I-do-whatever-I-want episode, I give you three "Meredith" mate-in-2 puzzles to memorize and chip away at through your day. Here's the positions in human notation (rather than an FEN). 1 -> White: Kb2, Qf3, Nb3, Nd3 Black: Kc4, Nf6, b5, d6 2 -> White: Kc6, Nd6, Ne6, b7, c7, f7, g7. h7 Black: Ke7, Nb6, Nf6 3 -> White: Ka4, Qc8, Ra1, Ba8, Bf1 Black: Ka6, Qb7, Rd7, d5 Answers at the end of the episode. 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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  👨‍🏫 An All New Don't Move Until You See It 07.08.2026 7хв

  The new Don't Move Until You See It is live! And the feedback's been very good. If you’re fired up about training and understanding your adult Chess brain, reducing blunders, and calculating with clarity and confidence, there’s never been a better time to join as a Don't Move member. Find out more and sign up here. ry the new free interactive training tools here. Or just jump in and explore what the new site has to offer. If you have any ideas how I could integrate the site and the podcast in fun, exciting ways, let me know. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Reach out.
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  🧠🧠🧠 Doom in Dunedin (Find the Blunder Exercise) 06.08.2026 13хв

  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: e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 Qxe5 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Nb5 Bxb5 13. Bxb5+ Kd8 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Rc1 Nf5 16. Bc5 Qf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qa4 Qe7 20. Rc3 Qd6 21. Bd3 g6 * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠🧠 Seventh Haven (Lost Piece Exercise) 05.08.2026 6хв

  Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be? 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: 1r4r1/7p/1P5b/Nb3p2/6n1/1B6/1BP3PP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Data First (Opening Exercise) 04.08.2026 5хв

  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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Nf6 * Answer at the end of the episode.
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  🧠 Rook Endings (Vigilance Exercise) 03.08.2026 5хв

  Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played. 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 FEN from today's exercise: 8/1R6/8/4pk2/r7/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 1 PGN from today's exercise: Rf7+ Ke6 * Answers at the end of the episode.
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  🚶‍♂️Resisting the Obvious Move (Walkthrough) 02.08.2026 45хв

  Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from 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/
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  🎉 Models of the Masters (Saturday Fun Episode) 01.08.2026 34хв

  In today's I-do-whatever-I-want episode, I discuss the conceptualization spectrum and break down some of the most interesting models I've run into in my half-decade of researching this stuff. And I try (and fail) not to go on tangents about cool Chess conceptualization stories. 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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  ⚡️ Aphantasia and the Visual-Verbal Spectrum 31.07.2026 14хв

  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