Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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.

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

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Vigilance Exercise: Follow the sequence of moves from a position and decide at the end which of two moves should be played.

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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+

Answers at the end of the episode.

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:

5n2/5k1p/2b3N1/4Qp2/2p2P1q/7P/6P1/3B1R1K b - - 0 1

Answer at the end of the episode.

Awareness Exercise: Listen to the locations of all the pieces in the position, then answer the questions to test your awareness.

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FEN from today's exercise:

1k3b2/2p5/8/3R4/4K3/8/7P/3n4 b - - 0 1

Listen to the episode for the questions and answers.