Don't Move Until You See It

Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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Improve your Chess and master visualization while on the go! Featuring science-backed exercises, insights, and lessons designed to make your adult brain better on the 64 squares. Brains are awesome. Yours included.

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Oct 14, 2026

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Episodes

🧠 Help Center (Find the Blunder Exercise) 25.08.2026

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 toda...

🧠 Bishop on a Bishop (Awareness Exercise) 24.08.2026

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness. To get comfy with your square colors, spend a couple minutes each day in the Don't Move Square Color Trainer (free) 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...

👨‍🏫 Building to 1000, Conceptualization and Rating Part 2 (Insight Episode) 21.08.2026

Welcome to the Friday insight. This is part two for the ongoing "Conceptualization and Rating" series on the Friday Insight. Find the first part in last week's insight episode. Starting out with Chess is tough on the brain. Here are the key conceptualization skills you need to finally reach 1000. Mentioned in this episode: Don't Move Until You See It training tools The New Mantra Technique article...

🧠🧠 Tasty Potshots (Opening Exercise) 20.08.2026

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: e4 e5 2....

🧠🧠 Chances Come Once (Hybrid Exercise) 19.08.2026

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 - -...

🧠 Jump the Gun (Illegal Move Exercise) 18.08.2026

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 exer...

🧠 Stretched Further (Opening Exercise) 17.08.2026

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: b3 e5 2....

🧠 Hopping Mad (Lost Piece Exercise) 16.08.2026

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 th...

⚡️ What 1800s Are Missing (Quick Lesson) 15.08.2026

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

👨‍🏫 Conceptualization and Rating (Insight Episode) 14.08.2026

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

🧠🧠🧠 One Anand Done (Position Exercise) 13.08.2026

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: 2r3k1/2r2pp1/p3p3/1p2P3/2nPp3/7R/PP2NP1P/1K5R b - - 0 1 Answer at the end of the ep...

🧠🧠 Hold a Candelario (Awareness Exercise) 12.08.2026

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...

🧠 One Point Down (Hybrid Exercise) 11.08.2026

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...

🧠 Grobtastic (Find the Blunder Exercise) 10.08.2026

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 toda...

🚶‍♂️ Both Sides of the Move (Walkthrough) 09.08.2026

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/

🎉 Mate-in-2s for Quiet Moments (Saturday Fun Episode) 08.08.2026

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 th...

👨‍🏫 An All New Don't Move Until You See It 07.08.2026

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...

🧠🧠🧠 Doom in Dunedin (Find the Blunder Exercise) 06.08.2026

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 toda...

🧠🧠 Seventh Haven (Lost Piece Exercise) 05.08.2026

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...

🧠 Data First (Opening Exercise) 04.08.2026

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: c4 e5 2....

🧠 Rook Endings (Vigilance Exercise) 03.08.2026

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 episo...

🚶‍♂️Resisting the Obvious Move (Walkthrough) 02.08.2026

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/

🎉 Models of the Masters (Saturday Fun Episode) 01.08.2026

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:...

⚡️ Aphantasia and the Visual-Verbal Spectrum 31.07.2026

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

🧠🧠🧠 The Spice Melange (Vigilance Exercise) 30.07.2026

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: 2k5/5R2/1p5b/p3B3/3Pn3/1KP5/PP4r1/8 w - - 0 1 PGN from today's exercise: Rc7+ Kd8 2. Rc6 b5 3. Rxh6 Nd2...

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