Clear the corner. One angle at a time.

What this exercise teaches

The map contains a piece of cover, your position and three fixed practice angles. As you move right, the lines of sight change. Your job is to expose one unchecked position at a time and check it before moving farther.

The markers are visible as training references. They represent positions that could contain an opponent, not information you would automatically have in a match. A wide exposure means several unchecked positions have a line of sight to you at once.

This model teaches exposure planning. Use the in-game assignment below for camera perspective, crosshair height, movement timing and the real geometry of a map you play.

How to complete the drill

1. Start behind cover. Tap Peek right in small steps.
2. When exactly one unchecked angle is exposed, press Check visible angle.
3. Continue slowly until the next unchecked position appears.
4. If you expose several new angles together, move back until one is isolated, then check it.
5. Finish all three and repeat with fewer wide exposures.

The left and right arrow keys work while the exercise has focus. On a phone, the buttons let you work through the same decisions without relying on small touch targets inside the map.

Why a small step can change the fight

A corner can hide several possible positions. A larger movement can reveal more than the one you are ready to address. When your crosshair is prepared for one position while another can also see you, the first problem may be exposure rather than reaction speed.

The order in which positions become visible depends on the geometry and distance to cover. Do not memorize the order in this diagram as a universal rule for every doorway. Learn to identify which position becomes visible next on the route you actually use.

There are situations where a wider move has a purpose, such as a coordinated entry with support. The lesson is to choose the exposure and understand its cost, not to use the smallest movement in every situation.

Your matching assignment inside CS2

Choose an empty practice map and a familiar corner. Name three plausible opponent positions beyond it. Walk the approach slowly and identify the first point at which each position can see you.

Repeat the route with your crosshair prepared for the next position before it becomes visible. Check elevation changes rather than holding the crosshair at one arbitrary screen height. Stop before a deliberate shot if you add a target to the drill.

Record five attempts or ask a teammate to watch. Check whether you exposed another position while still aiming at the previous one. The crosshair-placement chapter gives you a related practice check.

Keep one observation from the exercise

A clean run through a fixed diagram does not establish how you will perform in a match. Use it to name the behavior you want to try: before exposing the next position, place the crosshair where that position will appear.

After a match, review one relevant corner. What did you know, which angles could see you, and who could trade your first contact? Use the review worksheet to separate exposure decisions from a missed shot.

Checked angles do not stay safe forever in a real round. Opponents can move, information gets old and teammates change the situation. Reassess rather than treating a cleared position as permanently empty.