[blind-chess] Re: Chess Article #35 Blindfold Chess
- From: "Jim" <jhomme1028@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 21:13:17 -0400
Hi,
I think I'd like to try it to see if I can do it. I wonder where there might
be visualization exercises for beginners.
Jim
Jim Homme
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[mailto:blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roderick Macdonald
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 6:04 PM
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Subject: [blind-chess] Re: Chess Article #35 Blindfold Chess
In a blindfold match or exhibition, the person being blindfolded is
expected to know the position at all times; asking for clarification
defeats the purpose of the exhibition. This type of chess is just an
exhibition of memory skills, and is rarely a "real" game in a tournament.
There are blind individuals who can "play blindfold" and do so in
tournaments, but often if the game is "serious" the arbiter (tournament
director) may insist that the blind person actually use a chess set, so
that it can be verified as to position. Otherwise an unscrupulous blind
player could get into an inferior position and then say, "Oh, I have a
different position, we have to go back..."
So when we speak of "blindfold chess" it is almost always just a "show
off" thing, a demonstration of memory skills rather than chess.
Rod
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