I've been practicing some coordinants, and have played several blindfold matches in my time, but I still struggle visualizing/remembering piece placement.
Any tips?
Any tips?
wait you can play without seeing the board?? how to even know what the enemy play
@bigcatlion said in #2:
> wait you can play without seeing the board?? how to even know what the enemy play
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> wait you can play without seeing the board?? how to even know what the enemy play
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I suggest you practice from the simple basic endgame like K + R vs K. Some Chess Apps have blindfold mode.
So, I just played a game, where I won on time, but I was completly dead lost in a theoritc endgame.
My normal rating is somewhere between 1800-2000 (On a good day), however, to get any wins in blindfold, my rating is down to 800-900.
4Q3/k1p3p1/1p3p2/p7/8/2PP4/PP3KP1/8 w - - 4 41
Basicaly speakining, coming out the opening and middlegames I have a relativly clear understanding where the pieces are and can spot simple blunders with ease. Going into the endgame, I lose touch with the pieces, miss obvious tactics, and make inacurate plans based on the position.
To fix this, do I just keep playing blindfolded, hoping that I familliarize myself with the board when I cant see it? Do I quit playing blindfold and keep getting better at regular chess first? Obviously my tactics could always use some working on, but are there any other stradegies to perfecting my blindfold game?
My normal rating is somewhere between 1800-2000 (On a good day), however, to get any wins in blindfold, my rating is down to 800-900.
4Q3/k1p3p1/1p3p2/p7/8/2PP4/PP3KP1/8 w - - 4 41
Basicaly speakining, coming out the opening and middlegames I have a relativly clear understanding where the pieces are and can spot simple blunders with ease. Going into the endgame, I lose touch with the pieces, miss obvious tactics, and make inacurate plans based on the position.
To fix this, do I just keep playing blindfolded, hoping that I familliarize myself with the board when I cant see it? Do I quit playing blindfold and keep getting better at regular chess first? Obviously my tactics could always use some working on, but are there any other stradegies to perfecting my blindfold game?
peeping :)
Blindfold chess is something that you really have to work towards to get at it. Nothing will just make it click immediately.
For the most part, try calculation trainings. If you're able to visualize chess puzzles and their solutions without messing with a board, it is a good starting point.
Alternatively, make sure that the piece placements make sense. Have everything in standard positions, like a fianchetto'd bishop with a knight out and castled king behind. That way instead of memorizing the position of 7 pieces (3 pawns, knight, bishop, rook, and king) you know where they are because it's in such a position that is just entirely standard.
For the most part, try calculation trainings. If you're able to visualize chess puzzles and their solutions without messing with a board, it is a good starting point.
Alternatively, make sure that the piece placements make sense. Have everything in standard positions, like a fianchetto'd bishop with a knight out and castled king behind. That way instead of memorizing the position of 7 pieces (3 pawns, knight, bishop, rook, and king) you know where they are because it's in such a position that is just entirely standard.
What?
Maybe this will help you: chessinsights.org/blindfold/
Some people also try to memorize all the squares and their colors - it may help you to do the same, I wasn't able to make progress with this method.
But: Play a lot of chess and analyze games played by masters - this helped me, at least.
In the end, you should try to improve more on actual chess in my Opinion - I've heard numerous times, that you develop a skill for Blindfold when you get stronger.
Anyways, I hope that this post was useful.
Some people also try to memorize all the squares and their colors - it may help you to do the same, I wasn't able to make progress with this method.
But: Play a lot of chess and analyze games played by masters - this helped me, at least.
In the end, you should try to improve more on actual chess in my Opinion - I've heard numerous times, that you develop a skill for Blindfold when you get stronger.
Anyways, I hope that this post was useful.
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