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  • ❓ Blunder Checks? (Q&A)
    Nov 14 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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    15 min
  • 🧠🧠 Dutch Defense O.P. (Game Exercise)
    Nov 13 2025
    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 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe8 8. Ne5 d6 9. Nd3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nb4 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. Qd5+ Be6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Qe2 a5 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. c4 b5 18. cxb5 Qc3+ {White resigns.} 0-1
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    5 min
  • 🚶‍♂️ 960 Position (Walkthrough)
    Nov 12 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
  • 🧠 Chaos (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Nov 11 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 Athens vs London correspondence game of 1897. 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Bc5 4. Ng3 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nh5 O-O 8. Nd5 Nxe4 9. Bxd8 Bxd5 10. dxe4 Bxe4 * And the answer is... 9... Bxf2+ 10. Ke2 Bg4# (10... Nd4#)
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    3 min
  • 👨‍🏫 We Are Astronauts (Insight)
    Nov 10 2025
    Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog. 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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    9 min
  • 🧠 Hop the Fence (Illegal Move Exercise)
    Nov 9 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. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qf4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 * And the answer is... White's move 4. Qf4 is illegal, because the e4-pawn is in the way.
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    2 min
  • 🧠🧠🧠 Vague Hague (Find the Blunder Exercise)
    Nov 8 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 Jacobson vs Hoenlinger (Teh Hague, 1928). 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rc1 c5 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxe7 14. Bb5 Nf6 15. dxc5 Ne4 16. Rc2 Nxc5 17. b4 Ne4 18. a3 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Qf6 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nb3 Ng5 23. Nd2 Qg6 24. e4 Nxe4 25. Bd3 Nc3 26. Qf1 Qh6 27. Qe1 e4 28. Bf1 e3 29. Qxe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Rc8 * And the answer is... 26... Ne2+ 27. Bxe2 (27. Kh1 Qxd3) 27... Qxc2
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    4 min
  • ❓ How Does "Doing the Math" Help Me Visualize? (Q&A)
    Nov 7 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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    16 min