🧠🧠 Opposing Castles (Position Exercise)

About this episode

This episode features a position exercise where listeners are challenged to find the best move in a chess scenario.

Position Exercise: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are and whose turn it is. Find the best 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: 8/1p2kp2/bR1R3P/8/5K2/8/3p3r/8 b - - 0 1 And the answer is... 1... Rxh6 2. Rxd2 (2. Rxh6 d1=Q) 2... Rxb6

Topics covered

• chess
• position exercise
• best move
• visualization
• strategy

Keywords

• chess exercise
• FEN
• Rxh6
• Rxd2
• Rxb6

Mentioned in this episode

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