Do you need to be good at blindfold chess to become a GM?

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Niska1

punter99 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:

Will the chapter in the book give me advice on how to train to see the board more clearly instead of seeing parts of it? I try to visualize games but after a few moves I can’t see everything on the board. In any opening I can’t see the black bishop on c8 or f8 or the rooks

I don't know. I don't have that book


Oh, ok. But what do you suggest I do if I’m not able to see the distance between squares which are far away from each other? (Not being able to see how many squares away f6 is from a1 etc.) 

Niska1
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:

IMO you're mixing up cause and effect.

If you purchase a tiger, then you are a pet owner.

But select a random pet owner on the street, and it's extremely unlikely they own a tiger.

If you're a GM, then you can play blindfold chess.

But if you train blindfold chess it's probably completely useless in terms of becoming a GM.


Not really. Many GMs were able to solve endgame puzzles blindfolded at 10-12 years like Nihal Sarin

Let me try again...

A consequence of being super-rich is being able to afford an expensive car.

Buying an expensive car doesn't make you super rich.

A consequence of being a GM is being able to play blindfold chess...


Then how did GMs be able to play blindfold way BEFORE they became one? 

Blindfold chess is something many, many, many many, non-GMs can do...

What is your question?


You were just saying that you can only play blind chess after becoming a GM. Now you’re saying many non GMs can. I don’t understand what you mean

If you make the troll too obvious it's no fun for anyone.


Me trolling? Are you serious? I’m disgusted by trolls on this forums, what makes you think I would troll? I just didn’t read what you said properly but now I know what you meant by the consequences of becoming a GM. I shouldn’t have been argumentative like that, I agree

Niska1
TrickyConman wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:
Niska1 wrote:
llama47 wrote:

IMO you're mixing up cause and effect.

If you purchase a tiger, then you are a pet owner.

But select a random pet owner on the street, and it's extremely unlikely they own a tiger.

If you're a GM, then you can play blindfold chess.

But if you train blindfold chess it's probably completely useless in terms of becoming a GM.


Not really. Many GMs were able to solve endgame puzzles blindfolded at 10-12 years like Nihal Sarin

Let me try again...

A consequence of being super-rich is being able to afford an expensive car.

Buying an expensive car doesn't make you super rich.

A consequence of being a GM is being able to play blindfold chess...


Then how did GMs be able to play blindfold way BEFORE they became one? 

Blindfold chess is something many, many, many many, non-GMs can do...

What is your question?


You were just saying that you can only play blind chess after becoming a GM. Now you’re saying many non GMs can. I don’t understand what you mean

If you make the troll too obvious it's no fun for anyone.

I was about to say that.


The reason I’m here is because I saw a lot of YouTube videos of GMs solving puzzles blindfolded, so I was curious. I disagreed with someone on this post, but I didn’t read what he said properly so you can now ignore what I said.

Koridai

Playing blindfold does not increase the ability to filter out bad moves, which is objectively the most important thing for a GM.

Niska1
Koridai wrote:

Playing blindfold does not increase the ability to filter out bad moves, which is objectively the most important thing for a GM.


Filtering out bad moves is something an FM should be able to do though right? 

Koridai
Niska1 wrote:
Koridai wrote:

Playing blindfold does not increase the ability to filter out bad moves, which is objectively the most important thing for a GM.


Filtering out bad moves is something an FM should be able to do though right? 

Yes, but there is a difference between the ability, GM's have a better ability to filter out bad moves than FM.