Timur Gareyev was just moves into a world record 48-board simultaneous blindfold chess exhibition in Las Vegas when he decided to change tactics. “I was like, OK, I’m just going to try to go with the ...

Chess has the reputation of being a very hard game. But a simple tweak can make it even harder: taking away the pieces and board. In blindfold chess, moves are communicated verbally, and one (or both) ...

It’s quite a task to place 32 pieces on a chessboard with precision, but a girl from Malaysia did this blindfolded and that too in record time. Punithamalar Rajashekar, 10, successfully arranged a ...

For most players, chess is a difficult enough game to master –with all facilities intact and playing against just one opponent. When: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Where: Lone Star College CyFair, 9191 ...

The world record for blindfold chess has been broken by Timur Gareyev, a 28-year-old US grandmaster. He played 48 games simultaneously in Las Vegas in December, scoring 80%, wearing an actual ...

A 15-year-old Hyderabad girl Likhitha Annapurna has a unique style of playing Chess. Unlike many blindfold chess players, she plays blindfold chess without notation and also arranges the chess board ...

For many, remembering where they’ve left their keys and cellphone is challenge enough. Remembering the layouts of 48 chess boards well enough to play and win most of the games, then, would seem ...

Sportsbook operator, Betby, has announced a series of on-stage events to take place this month, including an ‘unprecedented’ blindfold exhibition match. This comes after the December announcement that ...