Questions tagged [blindfold-chess]
In blindfold chess, players play without sight of the board. They state their moves verbally while a referee makes them on a board, checking for correctness etc.
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Can playing blindfold chess be learned or is it a natural skill?
Any blindfold players here? Just wondering if blindfold chess is a skill that can be learned by amateurs like me or a natural skill by chess GM's, IM's, etc.
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Is there a website that supports blind chess? [duplicate]
I am a blind chess player and desperately need a platform that I can play online. I've searched the web and the only thing that I could find is software that you have to download in order for this ...
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Is blindfold chess bad for the health?
From Wikipedia,
While blindfold chess has been recommended in moderation by many sources as a method of increasing one's playing strength, simultaneous blindfold exhibitions were officially ...
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What are ways of practicing blindfold chess?
Is there a way to practice blindfold chess on the computer?
For example, are there any programs online which give only a transcript of the moves played, and allow you to type in your next move, ...
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Can we quantify the handicap for playing blindfolded?
Roughly how much ELO does it cost a GM or top player to play blindfolded? For instance, if a 2600-rated GM were blindfolded, against what rating of opponent would they be expected to score roughly 50%?...
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Online blindfold chess
Does anyone know a site where I can type the moves with keyboard, hide the board and only see the score sheet?
I want to play blindfolded. I used to play a lot but I want to play online.
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Suggestions for blindfold exercises
I can now name the color of any square. Does anyone have suggestions for some other visualization exercises I can do to improve my blindfold chess?
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Best opening in blind simultaneous chess
I am interested in blind simultaneous chess, where one person plays (blind) vs multiple (non-blind) opponents.
What would be the best openings for either side? I would assume anything slow would be ...
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Is it common for super grandmasters to have the ability to play simultaneous blindfold chess?
Magnus Carlsen against 10 blindfolded. Timur Gareev plays 30 players blindfolded. I was wondering if these super grandmasters all can at least play 7 masters blindfolded and beat them.
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