Much too blind

Submitted by Chessbuff on Mon, 07/23/2007 at 8:39am.

Here's a game between Judit Polgar and Anatoly Karpov, Monaco, 1993, played blindfolded. No doubt, it is not easy to play blindfolded and some very interesting play are born from this sort of play. Karpov might not appreciate this game ending up on the web, but I will risk a reprimand from the great ex-world champion by doing so ( the phone just rang). In this game, it seems that Karpov seriously misjudged the position with fatal consequences. Let's take a look...

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by Kira_Eowyn - 14 months ago
Manila Philippines

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 25

playing blindfold chess is actually fun and a bit exciting. me and my college friend who happens to be my seatmate in the class, usually play "blindfolded" chess even while class is on going. well, not literally blindfolded though because we just write out the notations or our moves in a piece of paper. instant chess isn't it? that's what we do when the subject gets boring. chessiq is right. blindfold chess makes you focus more and think deeper than normal.

by Pavrey - 14 months ago
Mumbai India

Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 189

Makes one realise that Chess is a great leveller, even if it is in blindfold games

by chessiq - 14 months ago
Malawi

Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 611

When you mess up while playing blindfold Chess, it is almost always fatal - like DUI! What I noticed from trying out blindfold Chess for about a year was that my concentration improved, and it was way easier to play to "normal" Chess. I guess it is because you focus more when you are playing blindfold and because you feel like you are "handicapped" you think deeper than normal. Try it, it is fun.

by Chessbuff - 14 months ago
New York City & New Jersey United States

Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 132

remember, this was a blindfold game.

by zackistall - 14 months ago
Singapore

Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 111

I was suprised when i saw their games. They are making big mistakes.

by Chessbuff - 14 months ago
New York City & New Jersey United States

Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 132

well, someone (dg from blogspot) astutely pointed out that karpov thought that the white queen was on d1. thus, he was seeking an exchange of queens when he played Qd1. in this light, the following Rc1 by Karpov was made thinking that he actually had exchanged the queens already. So, Karpov must have been quite surprised to learn about Polgar's recapture Qc1.

by SonofPearl - 14 months ago
Wales

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 3446

I find it amazing how people can play blindfold chess, so I'm not at all surprised that even the best players sometimes slip up by forgetting the position on the board.

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