🧠 Symmetry Sin (Illegal Move Exercise)

🧠 Symmetry Sin (Illegal Move Exercise)

2:32 Feb 24, 2026
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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. 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: c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Be6 Nd5 * And the answer is... Black's move 6... c5 is illegal because the pawn is blocked by the Knight on c6.
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