@vivifysaid I've never tried it. Has anyone here ever played blindfold chess?
I can get through the first 8 - 10 moves in my mind, as well as see well known positions, but can't make it through an entire game before things become confused.
Many years ago the blindfold chessmaster , George Koltanowski , explained to me that the quadrant idea was how he played blindfold simultaneous exhibitions . It is mind boggling to imagine playing 12 blindfold games at the same time . One game I can handle easily .
@caissad4said Many years ago the blindfold chessmaster , George Koltanowski , explained to me that the quadrant idea was how he played blindfold simultaneous exhibitions . It is mind boggling to imagine playing 12 blindfold games at the same time . One game I can handle easily .
Just do a Philidor and visualise when you have trouble sleeping- Philidor demonstrated his ability to play up to three blindfold games simultaneously with great success, with newspapers highlighting his achievement, having taught himself to visualize the board while in bed at night when he had trouble sleeping.