Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
by Eliot Hearst, John Knott
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Author: Eliot Hearst, John KnottEdition: Library Binding
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-02
ISBN: 0786434449
Number of pages: 445
Publisher: McFarland
Book Reviews of Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
Book Review: So far so good
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been skimming thru it and so far it appears to be a quality book. The price seems high at first, but I guess a guy's got bills to pay. What we have is a history of blindfold chess and in the back a collection of annotated blindfold games.
Summary of Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
During the 18th century, when Philidor played two blindfold games of chess simultaneously, eyewitnesses were asked to swear affidavits attesting to this remarkable feat. Since then, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record is 45 simultaneous blindfold games. This work provides the first extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances through the present day. It describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Paulsen, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Reti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand, Kramnik and Morozevich, who play in regular tournaments with all players blindfolded. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold chess, the benefits of playing blindfold, and a readable summary of psychological research on blindfold chess ability are also included. Appendices offer a chronology of world-record simultaneous blindfold performances since the 18th century, and proposed rules for serious simultaneous blindfold play.Reference Books
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