Listen "🧠 Reckless Abandon (Opening Exercise)"
Episode Synopsis
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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Bxb8 dxc3 6. Be5 *
And the answer is...
6... cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bb4+ *
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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Bxb8 dxc3 6. Be5 *
And the answer is...
6... cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bb4+ *
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