🧠🧠🧠 Can I, Can't I (Hybrid Exercise)

About this episode

In this episode, Aiden Rayner presents a hybrid chess exercise where listeners identify the best next move based on audio cues.

Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move. 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 FEN for today's exercise: 8/8/8/2P1kp2/pR3b2/P5p1/1PK5/8 w - - 2 1 PGN for today's exercise: Ivanchuk vs L'Ami (Wijk Aan Zee, 2026) Rb8 Ke4 2. Rb4+ Ke3 3. Rxf4 * And the answer is... 3... g2 (3... Kxf4? 4. c6 g2 5. c7 g1=Q 6. c8=Q { Black still has a big advantage, but the win is not so simple anymore due to many checks that White will have. }) 4. Rxf5 g1=Q

People in this episode

Host: Aiden Rayner

Topics covered

• chess
• visualization
• puzzles
• strategy
• education

Keywords

• chess
• visualization
• hybrid exercise
• puzzle
• strategy

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