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Much too blind

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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  • 5 years ago

    Kira_Eowyn

    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.
  • 5 years ago

    Pavrey

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

    chessiq

    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.
  • 5 years ago

    Chessbuff

    remember, this was a blindfold game.
  • 5 years ago

    zackistall

    I was suprised when i saw their games. They are making big mistakes. 
  • 5 years ago

    Chessbuff

    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.
  • 5 years ago

    SonofPearl

    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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