Listen "🧠 Absolute (Illegal Move Exercise)"
Episode Synopsis
Illegal Move Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. Somewhere in there, a player will make an illegal move but the game will continue anyway. Find the illegal move.
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PGN for today's exercise:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Bd2 Bxd2 8. Qxd2 O-O *
And the answer is...
White’s move 6. Nxe4 is illegal because the Knight is pinned to the White king by the bishop on b4.
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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Bd2 Bxd2 8. Qxd2 O-O *
And the answer is...
White’s move 6. Nxe4 is illegal because the Knight is pinned to the White king by the bishop on b4.
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