🧠 So vs Aronian (Game Exercise)

About this episode

This episode features a guided chess game exercise to enhance visualization skills.

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. 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: [White "Wesley So"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

People in this episode

Host: Aiden Rayner

Topics covered

• chess
• game exercise
• visualization
• strategy
• conceptualization

Keywords

• chess
• visualization
• Wesley So
• Levon Aronian
• game exercise
• conceptualization
• strategy

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Organizations: Don't Move Until You See It

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