Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

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.

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FEN for today's exercise:

8/8/8/8/4k3/4qp2/1RR5/K7 b - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

1... Qd4 2. Rd2 Qb6 *

And the answer is...

Rxb6

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:

c4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 *

And the answer is...

White's move 4. Qa4 is illegal because the pawn on c4 is blocking the Queen's path.

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.

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FEN for today's exercise:

3b1k2/5p2/p3q3/1p1pPp1p/1PrP4/P2Q1P2/4R2K/6R1 b - - 1 1

PGN for today's exercise:

Roebers vs Maurizzi (Wijk Aan Zee, 2026)

1... Bb6 2. Rg5 Bxd4 3. Rxf5 Qg6 4. Rg2 Bxe5+ 5. f4 *

And the answer is...

5... Bxf4+ 6. Kh3 (6. Kh1 Rc1+ 7. Qf1 Rxf1+ 8. Rg1 Rxg1#) (6. Rg3 Bxg3+ 7. Kg2 Be5+) 6... Qe6 7. Rf2 (7. Re2 This happened in the game. 7... Re4 8. Rxe4 Qxf5+ and White resigned. ) 7... d4 and Black is threatening ...Rc3, The white Rook on f5 is under pressure and the white King is very weak. White is completely busted.

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!

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FEN for today's exercise:

r3r1k1/3q1pp1/p2p3p/2pPn2P/2p1N3/1P4Q1/P4PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1

And the answer is...

Nf6+ Kh8 2. Nxd7

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:

d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qh4 Nb4 8. Na3 Qa5 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Nd4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 *

And the answer is...

12... Qxg5 13. Qxg5 hxg5