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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
Pestalozzi vs Duhm (Bern, 1900)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qg4 O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Qxf7+ Kh8 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Qh8+ Ke7 18. Qxg7# 1-0
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🚶♂️London Game (Walkthrough)
Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It.
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PGN for this exercise:
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Na3 Qxb2 7. Nb5 Ne4 8. Rb1 Qxf2# 0-1
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🧠 Where I Want You (Hybrid Exercise)
Hybrid Puzzle: 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.
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FEN for today's exercise:
5r2/kpp4p/p1b5/2N5/3P4/2P5/PP6/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
PGN for today's exercise:
1. Kc2 b6 2. Nd3 h5 3. Rh1 *
And the answer is...
3... Bxh1
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👨🏫 Comparisons (Insight)
Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog.
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🧠 Corner of My Mind (Position Exercise)
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!
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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/8/8/3R4/2K5/k7 w - - 0 1
And the answer is...
1. Ra3#
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