Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Aiden answers your questions about conceptualization and making the adult brain better at Chess.

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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:

P4wnQ vs vilsonchess (Lichess, 2022)

5rk1/pp3pp1/1b1r3p/P7/3P2qN/2P2N1b/1P2QPPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...

1... Bxg2 2. Nxg2 Rg6 3. Nh4 Qxe2

Walk through a conceptualization exercise with Aiden from Don't Move Until You See It.

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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:

5rk1/4qn2/8/8/3B4/P7/BP6/1K6 b - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Rh8#

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