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Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Don't Move Until You See It 799 Episodes Jun 17, 2026

This podcast helps adult chess players improve their visualization skills through science-backed exercises and lessons. Hosted by Aiden Rayner, it offers insights designed to enhance mental imagery on the chessboard. The show emphasizes that brains are awesome and can be trained to master the 64 squares.

Episodes

🧠 Zone Coverage (Position Exercise) Jun 17, 2026 1:30 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: 8/8/8/8/8/1BK5/3R4/1k6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rd1#
🧠 How Not to Counterattack (Opening Exercise) Jun 16, 2026 2:08 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
🧠 Legal’s Classic (Game Exercise) Jun 15, 2026 2:43 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 h
🧠 Acquaintance (Position Exercise) Jun 14, 2026 1:45 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: 8/8/4BB2/8/Pp6/8/1NK5/k2N4 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Nd3#
🧠 Carlsen vs Kent Knudsen (Opening Exercise) Jun 13, 2026 2:34 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
🧠 So vs Aronian (Game Exercise) Jun 12, 2026 4:20 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 h
🧠 Wall Between Us (Position Exercise) Jun 11, 2026 1:35 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/kpq5/8/PPP5/KN6 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... b3+
🧠 Anand in the Closed Sicilian (Opening Exercise) Jun 10, 2026 2:44 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
🧠 Sinking Silberman (Game Exercise) Jun 9, 2026 2:36 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 h
🧠 Thugs (Position Exercise) Jun 8, 2026 1:27 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: 8/8/8/8/8/2K5/1RR5/k7 w - - 0 1 And the answer is... Rc1#
🧠 5-Move Oops (Game Exercise) Jun 7, 2026 2:06 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 h
🧠 Bill Gates vs Carlsen (Opening Exercise) Jun 6, 2026 3:28 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

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