Blindfold exercises

Here you go brainiacs, tired of calculation confusion when the clock is tickling in OTB ? Here you go, some nice blindfold exercises !

Do not cheat 😛 ;

Torre-Wall: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.fxe5 ?
Schiller-Pack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7 3.?
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qc6 4.?
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.Bc4 g6 4.?
Welling-Veugen: 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nxe4 4.?

I am having really tough time with fourth exercise, I just can not visualise it or any weakness I could exploit..

Here are my responses, I don't know whether they are legal or illegal but er well...

Torre-Wall: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.fxe5 dxe5?
Schiller-Pack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7 3. Qxe5+?
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qc6 4. Bb5?
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.Bc4 g6 4. d4?
Welling-Veugen: 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nxe4 4. Qa4+?

Originally posted by ludz
[b]Here are my responses, I don't know whether they are legal or illegal but er well...

Schiller-Pack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7 3. Qxe5+?
b]

that one would be mate 🙂

irontigran corrected the first anwser, as for 4. exercise I do not know either what is correct reply. All others are correct..

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5 ?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bb4 4.Nc3 d6 5.?

where do you get these problems?

http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-visualization-trainer.php

Speed quizzes are pretty nasty too.

I started to play those because I lack some visualization and calculation skills in otb. Hopefully this along with chess tactics server will turn me into tactical monster 😉

Originally posted by ivan2908
http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-visualization-trainer.php

Speed quizzes are pretty nasty too.

I started to play those because I lack some visualization and calculation skills in otb. Hopefully this along with chess tactics server will turn me into tactical monster 😉

ok thanks, they are nice.

Calculation isn't my problem...the problem is that I get so into it and waste like 30 mins on a move 🙁

i was suprised how quickly i got this one
Reinle-Neureiter: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nd5 Ne7 4.?
but went the wrong way on this
Georgy-Veremeichik: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bf4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Originally posted by tomtom232
Calculation isn't my problem...the problem is that I get so into it and waste like 30 mins on a move 🙁

I guess calculating quickly and systematically is one of the most important aspects of calculation ability. so it may actually be your problem.

Originally posted by ludz
Here are my responses, I don't know whether they are legal or illegal but er well...

Torre-Wall: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.fxe5 dxe5?
Schiller-Pack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7 3. Qxe5+?
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qc6 4. Bb5?
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.Bc4 g6 4. d4?
Welling-Veugen: 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nxe4 4. Qa4+?

Torre-Wall: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.fxe5 dxe5?

3...Qh4+ is much stronger. 4.g3? Qxe4+ picks off the Rh1. White has to make do with the ugly 4.Ke2.

1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.Bc4 g6 4. d4?

4.Bxf7+!! Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Kf6 [all other moves lose the Queen to 6.Ne6] 6.Qf3+ Kxg5 [again assuming that Black tries to not lose the Queen, or get mated in one] 7.d4+ Kh4 8.Qh3#

I agree with your other 3 answers.

Originally posted by ivan2908
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5 ?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bb4 4.Nc3 d6 5.?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bc5 4.Bg5 ?
4...Ne4! and if 5.BxQ Bxf2#

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Bb4 4.Nc3 d6 5.?
5.Qa4+ picks off the Bishop. wPd5 rules out ...Nc6.

Originally posted by irontigran
i was suprised how quickly i got this one
Reinle-Neureiter: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nd5 Ne7 4.?
but went the wrong way on this
Georgy-Veremeichik: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bf4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

i was suprised how quickly i got this one
Reinle-Neureiter: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nd5 Ne7 4.?
4.Nf6#! Yeah, seems pretty easy.

but went the wrong way on this
Georgy-Veremeichik: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bf4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
4...e5 5.Bxe5 Qa5+ looks winning, unless there is a trick I missed.