blindfold chess
Memory-only board game
Blindfold chess is chess played without sight of the board or pieces.
The player keeps track of all positions mentally while moves are announced in notation.
Masters sometimes play multiple blindfold games simultaneously as a display of memory and visualization.
He played twelve blindfold games at once and won them all.
- chessboardCheckered playing surface
- mental imageInternal visual representation
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- retrograde analysisDeducing past from present position
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
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