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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.

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PGN for today's exercise:
[White "Mikhail Tal"] [Black "Sviridov"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 h6 12. h4 a6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. gxf6 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Qxd2 *

And the answer is...
18...fxg7

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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:
8/8/8/8/3B4/1pK5/k7/8 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...
1... b2 2. Kc4 b1=Q

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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:
8/7k/Q5p1/p4q1p/8/6PK/7P/8 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. Kg2 Qc2+ 2. Kf3 Qc7 3. g4 Qg7 4. gxh5 Qf7+ 5. Kg4 gxh5+ 6. Kg5 Qg7+ 7. Kxh5 Qf7+ 8. Kg4 *

And the answer is...

8... Qg6+ 9. Qxg6+ Kxg6 10. Kf3 a4 *

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:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. Bc4 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Qh5 Qxh1+ 7. Ke2 Qxc1 8. Nc3 Qxa1 *

And the answer is...

1. Nd6+ Kd7 10. Qe8+ Kxd6 11. Nxe4# 1-0

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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:

5K2/5P2/3krp2/R7/3p1pQ1/8/2R1PN2/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. e4 fxe3 (1... dxe3 2. Qd1#) (1... d3 2. Rd5#) (1... f5 2. Rd5#) (1... Re5 2. Ra6#) 2. Qxd4# *

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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:

1. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Qxb7 Qc6

And the answer is...

1. Bb5 { Pinning the queen to the Black king. In the game, Black resigned here. }

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:

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Qe7 5. Qe2 Ng8 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5 f6 9. exf6 Qxe2 *

And the answer is...

1. f7# 1-0

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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/pB3ppp/6n1/8/8/6PP/qP3P2/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. Qd4 Qb3 2. Bd5 Qb8 3. Bc4 Ne5 4. Bd5 Qd6 5. Qe4 g6

And the answer is...

1. f4 { and the game may continue with } Qb6+ (6... Nd7 7. Qe8+ Qf8 (7... Nf8 8. Qxf7+ Kh8 9. Qg8#) 8. Qxd7) 7. Kh1 Qxb2 8. Qxe5

Whatever happens, White is coming out with a major advantage!

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

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:

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. b3 Nf6 6. dxc5 *

And the answer is...

Qb4+ { forking the king and bishop }

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. c3 dxc3 6. Nxc3 Bg4 7. O-O Ne5

And the answer is...

1. Nxe5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7+ Ke7 10. Nd5# 1-0

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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/NR1N4/pB6/rb6/rk2BK1R w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. Kg2 Bc1+ (1... Bc3+ 2. Bd2#) (1... Bxd4+ 2. Bf2#) 2. Bc2# *

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nf3 Qg4

And the answer is...

1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (7... Kf8 8. h3 Qg3 9. Nc3) 8. Ne5+ Kf8 9. Nxg4 1-0

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:
3r4/8/8/5k2/P6R/4p3/2KbB3/8 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. Rh5+ Kf4 2. Rh4+ Kg3 3. Rg4+ Kf2 4. Bd1 Rc8+ 5. Kd3 Rc1 6. Be2 *

And the answer is...

Rc3+ 7. Ke4 Kxe2 *

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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.

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PGN for today's exercise:
[Event "Miscellaneous Game"]
[Date "1620.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gioachino Greco"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Ng5 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Nh7

And the answer is...

1. Qh5

A quick lesson in conceptualization from Aiden at Don’t Move Until You See It.

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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:
8/5qk1/4p1p1/4P1Qp/3p4/8/5p2/5K2 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. Qd8 Qf4 2. Qe7+ Kh6 3. Qe8 Kg5 4. Qe7+ Kg4 5. Qxe6+ Kg3 6. Qxg6+ Kf3 7. Qxh5+ Ke3

And the answer is...

1. Qe2# *

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:
[White "Josef Emil Krejcik"]
[Black "A Gottlieb"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe4 e5 6. Qf3+ Kg8 *

And the answer is...

1. Ng5 1-0

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:
8/5p2/2K2p2/p3kp2/Rp2p3/4R2B/8/4Q3 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. Rb3 e3 (1... f4 2. Qa1#) (1... Kd4 2. Qc3#) (1... Kf4 2. Qg3#) 2. Qxe3# *

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:
8/1PP1kPPP/1nKNNn2/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. f8=N Nbd5 (1... Nbd7 2. c8=N#) 2. c8=N# *

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog.

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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:
8/8/3p1n2/1p6/2k5/1N1N1Q2/1K6/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. Qe2 b4 2. Nf4# *

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.

Today's exercise was designed and performed by IM John Bartholomew. Follow John on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch for some of the best instructional content available.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 *

And the answer is...

1. Ke2 Qe4# 0-1

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.

Today's exercise was designed and performed by IM John Bartholomew. Follow John on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch for some of the best instructional content available.

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*PGN for today's exercise:

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 *

And the answer is...

1. Bxf7+! (6. Ne5! Be6) 6... Kxf7 7. Ne5+ Ke8 8. Nxg4 *

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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!

This exercise was guest designed and performed by IM John Bartholomew.
Follow John on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch.

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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/1p1p4/3Pp1N1/2P1K3/1P6/5k2/q7 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...
Qb1#

See John's reaction when he found the answer live here: https://twitter.com/fins0905/status/1699165908520866268

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:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Qxb7 Qb4+ 9. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nxe4

And the answer is...

12. Bd5 Nxf2 (12... c6 13. Bxe4) (12... Nc6 13. Bxc6+ Ke7 14. Bxe4) 13. Kxf2 *

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:
8/5pkp/6p1/8/8/P1R1N2P/1P3nPK/2r5 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1... Rh1+ 2. Kg3 Ne4+ 3. Kf3 Nxc3 *

Welcome to the Tuesday insight. Today's episode originally appeared as an article at https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blog.

Parts 4 and 5 of this series are too complicated to work well in the podcast format. They take you step by step through a process to find your own conceptualization model, and are well worth your time. You can read those parts here.

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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:

1. c3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Qc2 e5 4. Qxh7 e4

And the answer is...

1. Qxh8

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:
3R4/8/8/PK6/4rkp1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. a6 Re5+ 2. Kc6 g3 3. Rf8+ Rf5 4. Rg8 Rg5

And the answer is...

1. Rxg5 Kxg5 6. a7 g2 7.a8=Q

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:

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 Nf6 6. Nf3 a6 7. d6 Nc6 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 f6 10. O-O g6 11. Ne4 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 fxe5 14. Qg4 Bg7 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. Nxh7 Qf4 17. Qxg6+ Qf7 18. Qg5

And the answer is...
18... e4 19. Be2 Rxh7 *

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e4 gxh4

And the answer is...

1. Qh5#

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?

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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/8/5QN1/3P4/1P2P3/PBP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...
Black's King is on b4.

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:
4r1k1/pp6/3pNb2/4q1p1/8/P7/1PQ3P1/1K6 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. Qg6+ Kh8 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qg6+ Kh8 4. Qxe8+ Kh7 5. Qf7+ Bg7

And the answer is...

1. Nf8+ Kh8 (6... Kh6 7. Qg6#) 7. Ng6+ Kh7 8. Nxe5 *

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. b3 a5 2. c3 Ra7 3. a4 Ra6 4. e3 Rf6 5. Bd3 Rxf2 6. Kxf2 *

And the answer is...

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Nf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Bxc4 13. Qd2 Qd6 14. Nh4 Nd4 15. Qg5 h6

And the answer is...

1. Qxh6 Qxf6 17. Rxf6 *

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?

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FEN for today's exercise:
8/8/6K1/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...
White's knight is on f7. Black's knight is on g8, and Black's king is on h8.

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. d4 e5 2. Bf4 *

And the answer is...

exf4.

This is a very easy puzzle. Treat it more like a warning for London players- don't premove Bf4.

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:
k6r/8/K2BB3/8/8/8/7p/1R6 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1. Bd5# 1-0

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:
8/6kb/8/5PPP/3pp3/2rP1RK1/8/8 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1. f6+ Kf7 2. g6+ Bxg6 3. hxg6+ Kxg6

And the answer is...

1. f7 { The only way to hold advantage- give up the Rook to make a Queen. }

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:
2Q5/5pk1/Q3p1p1/5N2/7p/6nP/5PPK/4q3 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1... gxf5 { Black has to take with the g-pawn, or it's a draw. } (1... exf5 2. Qxg6+ fxg6 3. Qc7+ { No matter where Black's King goes, it's a draw. }) 2. Qc1 Qxc1 3. fxg3 Qc7 *

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.

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PGN for today's exercise:

1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bxg4 5. d4

And the answer is...
5... Bxd1