Blindfold Chess

Magnus Carlsen and blindfold chess go beyond a stunt. In New York in 2015 he tracked three boards with clocks, and in Vienna he faced five opponents w…

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Blindfold chess is not magic. Miguel Najdorf played a 45-board blindfold simul in São Paulo in 1947, and George Koltanowski set a 56-game consecutive…

Two blindfold records still frame the debate: George Koltanowski's 34 boards in Edinburgh (1937) and Miguel Najdorf's 45 boards in São Paulo (1947, 39…

Blindfold endgame skill converts half-points in long games. In opposition, kings face each other with one square between them, and the side not to mov…

Many players report sharper blindfold calculation within 2 to 3 weeks of consistent daily training, though individual progress varies. Blindfold chess…

Grandmaster Timur Gareyev played 48 simultaneous blindfold games at UNLV in December 2016, a Guinness-certified world record. Neuroscience shows feats…

Most beginners can play a short blindfold game in 30 days with 15 to 20 minutes a day. This plan shows how to play blindfold chess as a beginner acros…

On July 16, 1933, in Chicago (some sources date it to 1934), Alexander Alekhine played 32 simultaneous blindfold games, scoring 19 wins, 9 draws, and…

Imagine sitting across from a chessboard, closing your eyes, and still being able to play a full game from memory. This is the art of mental chess, a…