Listen "🧠 In Through the Exit (Game Exercise)"
Episode Synopsis
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.
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PGN for today's exercise:
[Event "Simul, 26b"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1890.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "NN"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "17"]
e4 e5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Bd7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Qxb7 Bc6
Qc8+ Qd8 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Qe6# 1-0
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:
[Event "Simul, 26b"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1890.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "NN"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "17"]
e4 e5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Bd7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Qxb7 Bc6
Qc8+ Qd8 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Qe6# 1-0
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