Episodes

  • 🧠 The Great Greco (Game Exercise)
    Jun 30 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:

    1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qe4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qf5 6. e4 Qe6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Bg5 Qb4 9. a3 Qxb2 10. Na4 1-0
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    4 mins
  • 🧠 Horse in the Kitchen (Position Exercise)
    Jun 29 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:
    8/8/8/2p5/1kP5/pP6/Pr6/2K1N3 w - - 0 1

    And the answer is...

    1. Nd3+
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    2 mins
  • 🧠 Mistakes Were Made (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 28 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. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nc3 Kf8 5. Nf3 Bb4 *

    And the answer is...

    1. Qxd8#
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    2 mins
  • 🧠 Trying to Walk on Water (Game Exercise)
    Jun 27 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:

    1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+ Nd7 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 0-1
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    4 mins
  • 🧠 Get You First (Position Exercise)
    Jun 26 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:
    8/8/4b3/8/k1q5/P2N4/BP1B4/K1Nr4 b - - 0 1

    And the answer is...
    1... Qxa2#

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    2 mins
  • 🧠 That's Not How You Play Against the Dutch (Opening Exercise)
    Jun 25 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. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 *

    And the answer is...
    5... Bxc3+

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    2 mins
  • 🧠 Duda Beats a Champion (Game Exercise)
    Jun 24 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:

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 Qc3 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. O-O Qxc5 9. c4 dxc4 10. a4 Nd5 11. Ne4 1-0
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    4 mins
  • 🧠 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 mins