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  • 🧠🧠 That'll Kolste You (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    🧠🧠 That'll Kolste You (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Oct 30 2025
    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: Adapted from the game Palau vs Kolste (London, 1927). 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Be5 f6 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 f5 11. Nd4 Bxe5 12. Nce2 * And the answer is... 10. Rxh7 Rxh7 11. Bxg6+
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    3 min
  • 🚶‍♂️ Save the Draw (Walkthrough)

    🚶‍♂️ Save the Draw (Walkthrough)
    Oct 29 2025
    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/conceptualization
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    24 min
  • 🧠 Fianchetto Showdown (Illegal Move Exercise)

    🧠 Fianchetto Showdown (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Oct 28 2025
    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: 1. g3 b6 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Re1 0-0 9. e4 * And the answer is... White's move 7. Bg5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the Knight on d2.
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    2 min
  • ⚡ Returning to the Game Older (Quick Lesson)

    ⚡ Returning to the Game Older (Quick Lesson)
    Oct 27 2025
    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
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    13 min
  • 🧠 Not So Different (Opening Exercise)

    🧠 Not So Different (Opening Exercise)
    Oct 26 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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Bb5+ * And the answer is... 6... axb5
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    2 min
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Post-Premonition (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    🧠🧠🧠 Post-Premonition (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Oct 25 2025
    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: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Bxf7+ Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Kd7 10. Qxa8 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxf3 12. Nd2 Qh3 13. e5 dxe5 14. b4 dxc3 15. bxc5 cxd2 16. Bxd2 Nge7 17. Qxh8 Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Qf3+ * 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
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    3 min
  • ❓ Bishops and Knights (Q&A)

    ❓ Bishops and Knights (Q&A)
    Oct 24 2025
    Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess. Send your questions to @AidenAtDontMove on Twitter, or aiden@dontmoveuntilyousee.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
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    19 min
  • 🧠🧠 Kings Repulsed (Illegal Move Exercise)

    🧠🧠 Kings Repulsed (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Oct 23 2025
    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: 1. d3 d6 2. e4 e5 3. Be3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qd2 Be7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. h4 Be6 9. Kb1 h6 10. h5 Qd7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 c4 14. dxc4 * And the answer is... White's move 11. Bb5 is illegal because the Bishop is blocked by the white pawn on d3.
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    3 min