Originally posted by YugaActually in quick or blitz chess I don't really look at the board that often...especially when I am being nagged to get off the computer and come to bed. 😛
Very nice game for blindfold. 🙂 If you can play blindfold okay, I expect you may be able to recreate chess positions fairly well too. When you consider a position OTB are you really looking at the board position so much? In quick chess of course yes; I don't know about long games.
I prefer odds games over blindfold – less stressful and tend to play bett ...[text shortened]... sections - somewhat diminished quality of play I guess but still some pretty impressive stuff.
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Originally posted by YugaI can recreate positions quite fast because I convert picture of pawn structure into melody in my head.
If you can play blindfold okay, I expect you may be able to recreate chess positions fairly well too.
2. rank is C
3. rank is D
4. rank is E etc.
the same for black pieces. And the pawn islands, well, the empty space is rest. So by using simple melody and rhytm I can remember all pawn structures in no time. 😛
EDIT : decoding my other pieces from visual to auditive too 🙄
Originally posted by exigentskywow! that's really nice!
A little OT, but I hope still appropriate.
Not wanting to let the training go to waste, I played my first blindfold game today. There were no time controls but it took about an hour. I was White and blindfolded while my opponent (who hasn't played in many years) was allowed to see the board.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nb6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf ...[text shortened]... orget where everything was. I don't think I would have played any better with sight of board.
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Originally posted by wormwoodThanks!
wow! that's really nice!
However, I hope you guys don't think I played the variation with 14... g6 blindfold. That was analysis after the game and is thus in parenthesis. I'm not sure I could completely work out that variation even with sight. 😛
Anyway, when I play OTB, I look at the board when it's my turn. On the other hand, I close my eyes and just visualize the position and relations while my opponent is thinking sometimes. It helps me focus and it allows me to work on the position in my mind instead of having to reveal to him what I think is important by actually starring at the board.
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Originally posted by exigentskyI've played my first blindfold game, it wasn't near as impressing that exigentsky's one but I noticed that knowing color squares and squares that belong to the same diagonal etc. really do the differece.
Thanks!
However, I hope you guys don't think I played the variation with 14... g6 blindfold. That was analysis after the game and is thus in parenthesis. I'm not sure I could completely work out that variation even with sight. 😛
Anyway, when I play OTB, I look at the board when it's my turn. On the other hand, I close my eyes and just visualize th ...[text shortened]... stead of having to reveal to him what I think is important by actually starring at the board.
However, here is my question : is it possible that some of you guys really can keep the look and feel of the whole board in your head ? In my case I am trying to make an advanced net between squares, files, diagonals and colors so I can always know which is which and where does belong. However, I am not sure I will ever be able to visualise it (ie. to "see" the complete board in my head.)
Please explain me that. Can you really see it in whole ?
EDIT : I played my blindfold game against an pretty weak opponent yesterday, and though I saw a nice fork, I resigned after move 14. because I thought my head would blow and I couldn't follow the position placement anymore, I knew all move orders but I just couldn't visualise that all...
Originally posted by ivan2908I couldn't completely see the whole board. I could visualize the whole board in terms of general structure, but not the details, like the pieces and square colors. Instead, I visualized the board by segments and just moved around - while always keeping in mind the relationships of pieces. In terms of look, I could visualize 3D or 2D but I found 2D easiest. To strengthen my visualization, I would also check every square and piece on the board after 3-5 moves.
I've played my first blindfold game, it wasn't near as impressing that exigentsky's one but I noticed that knowing color squares and squares that belong to the same diagonal etc. really do the differece.
However, here is my question : is it possible that some of you guys really can keep the look and feel of the whole board in your head ? In my case I am ...[text shortened]... ition placement anymore, I knew all move orders but I just couldn't visualise that all...
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Originally posted by eldragonflyI played my first blindfold match, it helps, but learning colors is only the first step... I like blindfold exercises like "are a2 and f6 on the same diagonal ?" etc. Determining square color is nice place to start though.
yes it helps, at least that's wait i believe.