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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

World Champion Viswanathan Anand beat Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the blindfold game but lost the rapid game to draw the mini-match 1-1 in the ninth round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament ...