Chess Board Knowledge

How do you learn the chess board and memorize all the spaces on the board.  Example: If I wanted to play chess blindfolded and lastly is it true to be considered or make Grandmaster you have to be able to do this?

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Iamsoloist wrote:

How do you learn the chess board and memorize all the spaces on the board.  Example: If I wanted to play chess blindfolded and lastly is it true to be considered or make Grandmaster you have to be able to do this?

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If you follow the training for 5 visualization pattern memory banks which will take you 2 to 3 years,you will be able to read a chess book without a chess board. And, you will able to play an entire game in your head just from reading the chess notation moves within 6 months.

I will outline the training program with my next post. I can tell you that the best thing to start is tactics. In other words, the Tactics visualization pattern memory bank. Within 1 month the tactics in any position will jump up off the board and smack you on the forehead.