Game Exercise: Follow along with an entire Chess game. On each move, try to clearly picture the position and understand how it has changed. Try to follow the game until the end to stretch the amount of moves you can see ahead as you play. I run into the Philidor and its variants a bit as transpositions from the Vienna Game. It just doesn’t seem very good- but it was the most popular opening in the late 1800s. Chess has evolved so much! This is just an impressive attacking game from George Henry Mackenzie that results in a very pretty minor-piece mate. Focus on… How White tears open Black’s defences and holds the initiative with threat after threat, ending in a gorgeous sacrifice and mate. *Like what you hear? * Sign up for the free foundational Master Skill Series to jumpstart your visualization journey here: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/visualization