You do know that you do NOT actually have to WEAR A BLINDFOLD in order for a game to be considered as blindfold chess.
As long as you're not looking at the board, that will suffice.
Moreover, actually touching the pieces would be considered cheating in my opinion because you could just feel all the pieces to determine what's left on the board and where they are positioned =/
You do know that you do NOT actually have to WEAR A BLINDFOLD in order for a game to be considered as blindfold chess.
As long as you're not looking at the board, that will suffice.
Moreover, actually touching the pieces would be considered cheating in my opinion because you could just feel all the pieces to determine what's left on the board and where they are positioned =/
Yeah right! How gullible do you think I am. It's like saying football - you don't have to use your feet. C'mon?
http://www.thechessdrum.net/chessacademy/CA_VisionBlindfold1.html
You could try that exercise. Also, brandon is correct that blindfold chess doesn't necessarily involve a blindfold. For the Amber Rapids blindfold games, they are played on computers where the pieces aren't displayed, only the opponents last move.
Do you really think it's surprising that there are no video evidence from the 19th centurty!????
Beast719, you are the funniest poster on this site. Kudos for another hilarious post.
Have you tried sitting in a dark room and shouting out moves? I've tried that with quite good results, but usually the photographers just get annoyed, and throw me out.
Beast719, you are the funniest poster on this site. Kudos for another hilarious post.
Thanks. Just trying to increase my chess knowledge.
I can play blind chess almost easily. however the only people who agreed to play me so far was myself so i got bored after 20 moves each and resigned on that move. All you need to do for blind chess is either 1 of two things. have no board and pieces at all or have both parties know how to call. I too would like to leave my legacy in the chess world but there as been so many great acoomplisments thats if too hard.
It is no fix Beast. If you come along to the last meeting of my Junior Club with Gareth. You will see it in action. My friend will only take on 5 blindfold on that night. Although I have participated when he did 8 boards. Pete
Now hear this:
I once played a blind chess vs this hand held chess computer, that lasted for about 6 hours, and it went apx 56 moves, I drew the game ( not vs the top level of course). It was very exhausting, I never did it since, and don't plan to in the future. Some top level GM's are even consider this as dangerous to health.
How did M. Najdorf do 50 boards like that? It's amazing! ( and won it all ) WOW!
i once had blindfolded sex with a fat girl. Does that count?
I want to leave my mark – my signature on chess history.
good luck with that then!
As I rise up the Welsh rankings I have been more conscious than ever of my place in history. I have been reading more chess history books to understand the feats of my great forbears. The question of my legacy of leaving something in Welsh chess for posterity after I am gone keeps me awake at night.
I want to leave my mark – my signature on chess history.
I have always found most impressive those tales of the great blindfold demonstrations of chess history where legends like Morphy and Alekhine could defeat 20 plus boards playing blindfold chess.
In order to emulate these feats and cement my legacy I have been practising at home the unique techniques required to play blindfold at the highest level. After the untimely demise of young chess prodigy and former Welsh Champion - Dai Young whilst attempting to conquer 50 boards blindfold I have sensed that my time is now, my destiny is near. I have learned from his mistakes and will not use a Lidl carrier-bag tied with electric flex. I have been experimenting with a thick flannelette pillow-case and duct tape.
Teething problems abound: I have found that I knock most of the pieces over when I try to make my moves and anyway after about 4 or 5 moves I start to forget where all the pieces are on the board and after about 20 minutes I start to black out. How did they do it?
I am thinking of trying a poly-cotton mix with breathing holes cut through.
It really is so difficult that I am also beginning to suspect think that these feats are not possible and that Morphy, Alekhine et al were just sophisticated fraudsters. There is conspicuously little or no video evidence of them performing their blindfold tasks. I can’t believe it is possible. They must have cut small eyeholes in their pillow-cases.
Any advice from the chess community gladly received. My legacy awaits.