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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.

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PGN for today's exercise:
OLMEDO_23 vs giasson (Lichess blitz, 2025)

1. e4 g5 2. d4 g4 3. Qxg4 d5 4. Qe2 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qe3 h5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bd2 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Bf5 12. O-O-O Na5 13. f3 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Qd7 15. Nge2 Bg6 16. Nf4 Bh7 17. Rhe1 Bh6 18. g3 Qf5 19. Qxe7# 1-0

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