Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

900 episodes of Chess Visualization with Aiden Rayner since the first episode, which aired on August 25th, 2023.

  • 👨‍🏫 The Four Things (Insight Rerun)

    November 6th, 2026  |  10 mins 47 secs

    Every move does four things. Noticing all of them is critical for accurate calculations.

  • 🧠🧠🧠 Undercover Boss (Lost Piece Exercise)

    November 5th, 2026  |  9 mins 8 secs

    Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be?

  • 🧠🧠 Aiden and Abettin' (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    November 4th, 2026  |  7 mins 39 secs

    Find the Blunder Exercise: Somewhere in this sequence of moves, one player will make a serious mistake and their opponent will not punish them for it. Find the blunder and identify which move should have been played to punish it.

  • 🧠🧠 Unwell Bird of Prey (Illegal Move Exercise)

    November 3rd, 2026  |  7 mins 21 secs

    Illegal Move Exercise: Somewhere in the game below is an illegal move. Find it and identify why it is illegal.

  • 🧠 Snug and Warm (Position Exercise)

    November 2nd, 2026  |  6 mins 11 secs

    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!

  • 👨‍🏫 Diagnosing Muscle Mistakes (Insight)

    October 30th, 2026  |  6 mins 12 secs

    A step-by-step through the process I use with coaching students to find why certain mistakes happened.

  • 🧠🧠🧠 Center Cannot Hold (Hybrid Exercise)

    October 29th, 2026  |  9 mins 6 secs

    Hybrid Exercise: 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.

  • 🧠🧠 As English as Bovril (Opening Exercise)

    October 28th, 2026  |  8 mins 16 secs

    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.

  • 🧠 Ain't No Sunshine (Lost Piece Exercise)

    October 27th, 2026  |  4 mins 2 secs

    Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be?

  • 🧠 Suspect Sequence (Illegal Move Exercise)

    October 26th, 2026  |  4 mins

    Illegal Move Exercise: Somewhere in the game below is an illegal move. Find it and identify why it is illegal.

  • 👨‍🏫 Options Before Lines (Insight)

    October 23rd, 2026  |  5 mins 13 secs

    A more efficient thinking process to turn candidate moves into clear decisions.

  • 🧠🧠🧠 Shoot from Cover (Lost Piece Exercise)

    October 22nd, 2026  |  7 mins 34 secs

    Lost Piece Exercise: The audio will tell you the position of most of the pieces on the board. Can you work out where the missing piece is meant to be?

  • 🧠🧠 Naaaaasty (Position Exercise)

    October 21st, 2026  |  8 mins

    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!

  • 🧠 The Road Less Traveled (Find the Blunder Exercise)

    October 20th, 2026  |  8 mins 49 secs

    Find the Blunder Exercise: Somewhere in this sequence of moves, one player will make a serious mistake and their opponent will not punish them for it. Find the blunder and identify which move should have been played to punish it.

  • 🧠 Grateful for Greco (Opening Exercise)

    October 19th, 2026  |  7 mins 22 secs

    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.

  • 🧠🧠🧠 Hakki Hari Abu Dhabi (Position Exercise)

    October 15th, 2026  |  5 mins 33 secs

    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!