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This week\u2019s guest is Aiden Rayner, a Melbourne, Australia-based chess trainer, blogger, podcaster,\xa0 and the founder of the training site, Don\u2019t Move Until You See It. Aiden became interested in chess improvement as an adult and quickly zeroed in on a need to improve his ability to picture a chess board in his head. In the subsequent years, he has developed some tools to help improve this skill, and has read extensively on how the different brains adapt to this task. Aiden also has studied how working memory functions, and shares what adults need to know about how it affects chess calculation. Lastly, Aiden shares a few \u201cnon-chess\u201d book recommendations for those who would like to learn more about the challenges of rewiring our brains for chess. If you are interested in improving your chess game, you won\u2019t want to miss this conversation. Timestamps of topics discussed can be found below.\xa0\n\nThanks to our sponsors Chessable.com. They are now offering a #chesspunks approved classic, The Power of Pawns, presented by IM Andras Toth. \nIf you sign up for Chessable pro, please use this link:\n\ufeffhttps://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro\n\u201d\xa0\n02:00- Why doesn\u2019t Aiden like the term \u201cvisualization\u201d when it comes to playing through moves in our heads\nMentioned: GM George Koltanowski\xa0\n\n07:00- What got Aiden into visualization?\xa0\n\n11:00- What features does Aiden\u2019s site offer?\xa0\nMentioned: Aiden\u2019s blindfold trainer:\nhttps://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer/\n\n\n16:30- Patreon mailbag question: What advice does Aiden have for people adjusting from playing 2D (on screens) to playing 3D (OTB)?\xa0\n\n\n26:00- Patreon mailbag question: Can Aiden share advice for how to improve at remembering a game through \u201cnarration\u201d rather than visualization?\xa0\n\n32:00- Aiden\u2019s recommended (non-chess) books:\nMentioned: Thinking Fast and Slow\nChatter, The Voice in Our Head and Why it Matters, and How to Harness It\nVisual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions\n\n\n34:30- What is working memory and why does it matter for chess players?\xa0\nMentioned: Chess Visualization with Don\u2019t Move\xa0\xa0\n\n55:00- What are \u201cthe three Fs?\u201d\xa0\n\n1:05:00- Thanks to Aiden, for joining me! Here is it how to keep up with him:\nDon\u2019t Move Until You See It Website:\nhttps://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/\n\nFollow Aiden on X here:\xa0\nhttps://x.com/AidenAtDontMove\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices