Anyone for a blindfold game ?

I want to improve my visualisation and calculation. So, fancy a blindfold game ?

How do I know you won't cheat ? Oh, well, I believe you ! 😛

You can even pick the side.

It is not meant to be finished now. It can be a casual game that lasts for days.

I think you should go to Schemingmind for that. (Or play it via private messages/private email).

Does Scheming mind have some blindfold chess features ?

Yes of course I am planning to do it via PMs but I have to find opponent first.

Scheming mind does have the feature and you are really seeing only a blank board. Especially nice when kibitzing (not seeing anything at all 🙂

Oh, thank you for that information !! I saw this feature only in Chessmaster 10th so far. And it is never funny to play against an engine no matter which way. Thanks again.

This is true - I have 8 witness's.

Sandy Bells was full of chess players and three games were on the go
at different tables.

The subject of Blindfold chess came up.
Impossible said a Bells regular (non player).

Keith Ruxton (FM) said I'll prove it can be done and stated there
and then he could play 6 games blindfold.

Six sets were set up, six players from Bells 3 & 4 took their seats.
Keith went to the end of the pub and just stared out of the window
drinking Fosters.

I relayed the moves back and forth.
6-0 to Keith including one very brilliant Queen sac and a very
clever Rook ending.

I was well impressed and if I had not been there I would not
have believed it.
The whole event took an hour and half.

Originally posted by ivan2908
I want to improve my visualisation and calculation. So, fancy a blindfold game ?

How do I know you won't cheat ? Oh, well, I believe you ! 😛

You can even pick the side.

It is not meant to be finished now. It can be a casual game that lasts for days.

If you mean like post the moves here and try to visualize the board in your minds eye, then yeah i would be up for that and i promise i won't set up a board or try to visualize with aids, empty chessboard, online research, etc.

we'll do the pgn later.

first person to "lose it" will supply a fen of current game position.

You first.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
This is true - I have 8 witness's.

Sandy Bells was full of chess players and three games were on the go
at different tables.

The subject of Blindfold chess came up.
Impossible said a Bells regular (non player).

Keith Ruxton (FM) said I'll prove it can be done and stated there
and then he could play 6 games blindfold.

Six sets were set up, ...[text shortened]... f I had not been there I would not
have believed it.
The whole event took an hour and half.

there's some decent chess skills.

Originally posted by ivan2908
I am planning to do it via PMs but I have to find opponent first.

I'll play you with just one eye open.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I'll play you with just one eye open.

🙂
Now I have enough blindfold games. No more please 😛

I am pretty happy about these blindfold sessions. I've read some chapters in Dvoretsky tactics manual (with a lot of advices how to train combinative vision) and the other book "How to became a dedly chess tactician" with annotated games and problems from great tacticians/sacrificers so I decided to take my calculation/visualisation to my limits. I stopped to use RHP analysis board, I take 5 or so candidate moves and work hard in my head calculating. I can't say if I will progress at all but I hope I will soon be nasty OTB player 😛

Originally posted by ivan2908
I am pretty happy about these blindfold sessions. I've read some chapters in Dvoretsky tactics manual (with a lot of advices how to train combinative vision) and the other book "How to became a dedly chess tactician" with annotated games and problems from great tacticians/sacrificers so I decided to take my calculation/visualisation to my limits. I stopped ...[text shortened]... ulating. I can't say if I will progress at all but I hope I will soon be nasty OTB player 😛

For calculation, "Think Like a Grandmaster" by Alexander Kotov is the bible.

Originally posted by tomtom232
For calculation, "Think Like a Grandmaster" by Alexander Kotov is the bible.

Yes, I took some advices from there also (How to Become Dedly tactician collects the best ideas from the best tactics/calculation books so you can make your own mix of ideas )

Originally posted by ivan2908
Yes, I took some advices from there also (How to Become Dedly tactician collects the best ideas from the best tactics/calculation books so you can make your own mix of ideas )

I like to think im a good calculator...thats why i do so well in rapid games.