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 19, 2026

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Episodes

👨‍🏫 Intuition and Pressure (Insight) 20.11.2023

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog . The illusion I refer to in the episode is the Müller-Lyer illusion. Find out more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series , head over to https://d...

🧠 Last Hurdle (Hybrid Exercise) 19.11.2023

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. 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: 6k1/8/4K2n/7p/5P1B/8/8/...

🧠 Overlooked (Opening Exercise) 16.11.2023

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: Nc3 e6 2...

🧠 Seems Unlikely (Lost Piece Exercise) 14.11.2023

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: 8/8/8/8/4k3/5n2/3q1r2/5r1K w - - 2 2 And the answer is... B...

👨‍🏫 What is a Conceptualization Model? (Insight) 13.11.2023

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

🧠🧠 Clearing the Lines (Position Exercise) 12.11.2023

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: 8/1r4kp/5pp1/4p3/1p2q3/3R2P1/5P2/1Q4K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd7+ Rxd7 2....

🧠 Simple Caro Blunder (Opening Exercise) 09.11.2023

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 c6 2....

🧠 Tal Variation (Opening Exercise) 07.11.2023

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 c6 2....

👨‍🏫 What is Conceptualization? (Insight) 06.11.2023

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

🧠🧠🧠 A Tricky One (Position Exercise) 05.11.2023

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: 7k/4K1pp/7N/8/8/8/8/B7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Bf6 gxf6 2. Kf8 f5 3. Nf7#

🧠 Stuck in the Corner (Position Exercise) 02.11.2023

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: 6qk/8/5P1p/8/8/6QP/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Re8 Qxe8 2. Qg7#

🧠 Nathan Buckley’s Norm Smith (Position Exercise) 31.10.2023

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: 8/8/8/8/8/5K2/R7/5kq1 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Ra1#

👨‍🏫 Breaking Plateaus (Insight) 30.10.2023

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

🧠 One Pawn, One Impenetrable Wall (Hybrid Exercise) 29.10.2023

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. 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: k2r4/1p3R2/pPp5/8/8/K1P...

🧠 Rosen Destroys the London (Game Exercise) 26.10.2023

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://do...

🧠 Fian-Oh-No! (Opening Exercise) 24.10.2023

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 d5 2....

👨‍🏫 The Two Biases (Insight) 23.10.2023

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

🧠 Corner Case (Position Exercise) 22.10.2023

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: 6R1/8/1P5p/8/8/2K5/7r/6qk w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rxg1 Kxg1 2. b7 Rh3+ 3. Kc...

🧠 Cloudy with a Chance of Mouseslip (Position Exercise) 19.10.2023

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: 8/8/4K3/5P2/6k1/4P2R/P6p/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1… Kxh3 2. f6 h1=Q

🧠🧠 King Season, FIRE (Lost Piece Exercise) 18.10.2023

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: 8/1Q6/1B6/6RB/8/8/K7/2R5 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... Kf1...

👨‍🏫 Aphantasia and Visualization: A Guide (Insight) 16.10.2023

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog . See the full article, including tools and techniques for conceptualization with aphantasia at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/aphantasia . To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series , head over to https://dontmoveuntilyou...

🧠 Slaughtered On The Light Squares (Game Exercise) 10.10.2023

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://do...

👨‍🏫 Tilt is a Traitor (Insight) 10.10.2023

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

🧠 f3 (Opening Exercise) 17.09.2023

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: f3 e5 2....

🧠 Long Time Gone (Position Exercise) 15.09.2023

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: 8/6k1/P6p/4np2/4p3/7P/7K/8 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... a7, as Black has no way o...

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