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What would u do if a Blind chess player beat u in more than 50 moves?
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Congratulate Magnus, and ask him how he lost his sight.
Have his dog removed for coaching
Nov 15, 2012
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When you say, "blind chess player" do you mean someone who can't see naturally or someone who is playing "blindfold chess"?
You can beat Kasparov, so no worry of blindfold loss. :)
Nov 15, 2012
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RetGuvvie98 wrote:
Either way, learningthemoves, admit that the player who did not see the board with eyes has superior mental capabilities and can play better chess than you.
The only blind person who's beaten me was my 7th grade science teacher. More resourceful than a swiss army knife, this guy. In fact, got double-duty out of one of those 'walking sticks' he'd wave around to make sure he didn't bump into anything...and one day just "Wack!" "Wack!" wacked me good right on the back with it before I could explain to him it wasn't me who said the swear words.
But he just looked at me and said, "I heard what I heard."
A shame he needed a stick to keep his pupils straight in the first place.
I thought he wasn't getting any use out of his pupils anyway...
But as to the question, meh. Chess history is littered with people who could either beat me blindfold (even as far back as Pillsbury or Blackburne who could have beaten me and fifteen others like me at once, against the clock) or were born blind and better players than me, so I'd have to be philosophical and, hopefully, learn from the game. As applies to any other game I lose, too.
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
Passionate_Fighter wrote:
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
Yes ways. Sorry! :)
Metaknight251 wrote:
Passionate_Fighter wrote:
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
Yes they would. Having your sight removed is certainly a handicap to an unprepared player (like me, who forgets the position after 8 or so moves...). However, to someone who knows what they are doing, you would probably get crushed. I think there is a mental effect here too. "He can't see the board so I will complicate it and make it hard for him!". You then miss something and get killed.
You didn't realise who you are speaking to? This is the guy who could beat Kasparov.
Scottrf wrote:
Metaknight251 wrote:
Passionate_Fighter wrote:
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
Yes they would. Having your sight removed is certainly a handicap to an unprepared player (like me, who forgets the position after 8 or so moves...). However, to someone who knows what they are doing, you would probably get crushed. I think there is a mental effect here too. "He can't see the board so I will complicate it and make it hard for him!". You then miss something and get killed.
You didn't realise who you are speaking to? This is the guy who could beat Kasparov.
Haahah :D
Here is a question I've pondered. I remember reading an article years ago, about a US blind championship e open to truly blind players. I played over a couple of games and they were pretty! However, they were not in the class of games I have seen GM's play. Anyway, the question is: Is this due to a much smaller talent pool or, or to some difficulty in learning the game if
How would you check this? Maybe compare rate of ratings increase while learning to that of a sighted player. Maybe you could do some kind of random sample testing of sighted player's ratings in comparison to blind players. Hmmm. . .
Nothing can be that bad!!! One day I will show up in a world championship chess match and claim I can checkmate the world chess champion, not only checkmate the world chess champion, but do it with a Queen down and blind floded:)...Now roger that...that is one of my goals:)
Nov 19, 2012
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Passionate_Fighter wrote:
No ways would a blind chess player beat me in chess!
You're the one that started the hypothetical topic, and now you want to say it isn't possible??
Nov 20, 2012
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RetGuvvie98 wrote:
Either way, learningthemoves, admit that the player who did not see the board with eyes has superior mental capabilities and can play better chess than you.
No way buddy. While we both know it would be true for you to admit I possess mental capabilities superior to you, the above scenario just isn't applicable, so I'll leave the "admissions" to you.
What would u do if a "blind chess player" beat u, in more than 50moves, nevermind the opening, but bit u in a 75moves+ endgame, what would u do?(without cheating)