Listen "🧠 Yeah Nah (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. f4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3 exd3 4. Nxd3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O g6 8. Ng5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qd7 10. Bd2 Bg7 *
And the answer is...
White’s move 4. Nxd3 is illegal as neither Knight can currently reach the d3 square.
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. f4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3 exd3 4. Nxd3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O g6 8. Ng5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qd7 10. Bd2 Bg7 *
And the answer is...
White’s move 4. Nxd3 is illegal as neither Knight can currently reach the d3 square.
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