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    Sergei Karjakin - Magnus Carlsen, Bilbao Blindfold 2007, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 Ne7 6.Qe2 Qc7 7.Ng5 e5 8.f4 exf4 9.0-0 Ng6 10.Qh5 d6 11.Bxf4 Nxf4 12.Rxf4 g6 13.Qf3 Bg7 14.Rxf7 Bd4+ 15.Kh1 Qd8 16.c3 Be5 17.Rg7 Qf6 18.Qxf6 Bxf6 19.Rxh7 0-0 20.Na3 Bxg5 21.Rc7 Rf7 22.Rxc6 Bf4 23.Nc4 Bd7 24.Ra6 Bb5 25.Ra5 Bxc4 26.dxc4 Be5 27.Rd1 Raf8 28.g3 Rf2 29.b4 Bxc3 30.Rxa7 Bd4 31.Rd7 Rxa2 32.bxc5 Rff2 33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Rd7+ Kh6 0-1 Out of the opening Magnus allows White to control the F-file but then also invites him in to capture on f7! (after 13...Bg7) After 13.Rxf7 I dont think Ive ever seen a position like this before! Eye-popping!! It sure looks like White is winning but after 19...0-0!!! it becomes clear that Black is winning a piece. The wrap up is also quite stunning; Black just continues on the road towards checkmate. Remember this is blindfold chess! WoW!!

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      Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand, Amber Blindfold 2008, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 b5 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 h6 10.Re1 e5 11.Nf5 g6 12.Ne3 Nbd7 13.a4 b4 14.Ncd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 a5 16.c3 bxc3 17.bxc3 Be7 18.Rb1 Bc6 19.Bf1 h5 20.Bb5 Bxb5 21.Rxb5 hxg4 22.hxg4 Bh4 23.Qf3 Nf6 24.Rb7 Qc8 25.g5 Nxd5 26.Qxf7+ Kd8 27.exd5 Qg4+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+ 29.Ke2 Qg4+ 30.Kd3 Qf5+ 31.Qxf5 gxf5 32.Rh1 Kc8 33.Rf7 1-0 Black can't resist 22...Bh4?! but 23.Qf3 and 24.Rb7 put him in a crippling pin. Boris finds the resourceful cheapo 24...Qc8 but Magnus's beautiful and elegant 25.g5! forces collapse.

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        Loek Van Wely - Magnus Carlsen, Amber Blindfold 2008, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 c5 7.dxc5 d4 8.Qg3 Nc6 9.b4 e5 10.e4 0-0 11.Bd3 b6 12.Nf3 bxc5 13.b5 Nh5 14.Qg5 Qxg5 15.Bxg5 Na5 16.Rb1 f6 17.Bd2 Nb7 18.h3 g5 19.Ke2 Nd6 20.g4 Ng7 21.a4 Bb7 22.h4 Nxe4 23.hxg5 Nc3+ 24.Bxc3 e4 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Bd2 Rae8 0-1 Note Magnus's creativity with Nh5 and Ng7 and the queens knight Na5-Nb7-Nd6-Nxe4-Nc3+ and the center collapses.

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          Even Magnus gets an occasional brilliant lesson from a chess genius. Here Vlad Kramnik gives a jaw dropping display! Blindfold at its best! Magnus Carlsen-Vlad Kramnik, Amber Blindfold 2009, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Ba5 8.0-0 Bb6 9.d5 Nb4 10.Qd2 exd5 11.cxd5 Ng4 12.Bb1 Qh4 13.Qf4 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.h3 Bxf2+ 16.Kh1 Bd7 17.Qg5 Bc5 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8 19.Ng1 Rf1 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 0-1 Magnus lacks coordination in the opening (who knew that the quiet 7...Ba5 and 8...Bb6 would have so much sting) and thats all it takes for Vlad Kramnik to play the rapid Ng4 and Qh4 and deliver a checkmating attack!

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            This week is the Mysteries of the Brain week on the TVO network. On Monday night at 9pm they will be showing part 1 of a 3 part Australian series Redesigning My Brain. The opening scene is a blindfold simul! The main plot is the host learning how to memorize a deck of cards. Juggling is also good for the brain. There are computer games to keep one's concentration sharp, and his before and after scores are significant. Would these brain games help keep chess players sharp?

            http://w3.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/201...ber/story7.asp

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            • Re: Blindfold Chess - the book

              Anand - Carlsen, Amber Blindfold 2009, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.0-0 Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.d3 e6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nh4 Nd7 13.Ng2 h5 14.f4 hxg4 15.hxg4 Qc7 16.Nf3 0-0-0 17.Ne3 Nb6 18.Nc4 Nxc4 19.dxc4 f5 20.exf5 exf5 21.g5 Bf7 22.Qc2 g6 23.Qf2 d5 24.cxd5 Bxd5 25.Be3 Bxg5 26.Qg3 Be7 27.Bg2 g5 28.Nxg5 Bxg5 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Qxg5 Qf7 31.Kf2 Rh2+ 32.Kf1 Rd8 33.Qg3 Qc4+ 34.Kg1 Rxb2 0-1 Although it was a topical opening variation at the time 11.g4 and 14.f4 seems suspect as the H-file opens. Still nothing seems to happen until 25...Bxg5! and baam - the white kingside collapses. One has to admire Magnus's technique at prying open the kingside and delivering the attack. - and a win against the world champion is always nice.

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                Lets move on to other modern blindfold players. In 1985 a few months before gaining the world champion title from Karpov (and a few months after their marathon exhausting match) Garry Kasparov did his only public multi board blindfold display of 10 boards in Hamburg, Germany. (apparently he never did another - which is a shame for chess fans) Garry Kasparov - Mephisto, June 1985, 1 of 10, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5 Bd7 13.b3 Qb6 14.Nbd2 Rfc8 15.Nf1 h6 16.Be3 Qd8 17.Qd2 Nh7 18.Ng3 Rab8 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Nf6 21.g4 Nh7 22.Kg2 Rb7 23.Rh1 Nf6 24.Rag1 Qb6 25.Kf1 Rd7 26.g5 hxg5 27.Nxg5 Qb7 28.Ne6 fxe6 29.fxe6 Rdc7 30.Rxg7+ Kxg7 31.Bh6+ Kh8 32.Bg7+ Kxg7 33.Qg5+ Kf8 34.Qh6+ Ke8 35.Bg6+ Kd8 36.Qh8+ 1-0 It will be checkmate in two moves. Not only does Garry sacrifice 3 pieces starting with the beautiful 28.Ne6!!! but he "sees" 10 moves deep and that with 9 other games going on simultaneously!!!! The great Garry performs. Awesome.

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                  Garry Kasparov - Roepert, Hamburg,Germany June 1985, 1 of 10 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nge2 Bxg2 7.Rg1 Bf3 8.Rxg7 Ne4 9.Qc2 Qh4 10.Ng1 Bh1 11.Kf1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Kf8 13.f3 Ng5 14.Rxg5 Qxg5 15.e4 Qh5 16.Qd2 Rg8 17.Qh6+ Qxh6 18.Bxh6+ Ke8 19.Bf4 c5 20.d5 Rxg1+ 21.Kxg1 Bxf3 22.Kf2 Bh5 23.Rg1 Bg6 24.h4 h5 25.e5 exd5 26.cxd5 Bxd3 27.Rg8+ Ke7 28.Bg5+ f6 29.exf6+ Kf7 30.Rg7+ Kf8 31.Bh6 Bc4 32.Re7+ and checkmate in two moves. 1-0 Garry plays unusually inaccurate in the opening and is lost after move 7! but despite playing 10 boards at once! (and playing a master in this game!!) he exchanges queens and then sacrifices a piece and delivers checkmate!

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                    http://en.chessbase.com/post/caxias-...form-in-brazil Magnus Carlsen promotes chess in Brazil. He won the rapid event against GM's playing some beautiful games and that after a 4 board blindfold exhibition in the morning! All in a chessic day! He scored 3.5 out of 4 in the blindfold simul. Im now trying to find the games.

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                      Still cant find the Magnus blindfold gamescores from the Brazil event. In honor of Anand's start to the candidates (by beating Aronian first round) I am going to show one of his best blindfold games. Anand-Vallejo, Monaco 2004, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a5 11.Qe1 Qc8 12.a4 Nc6 13.g4 Nb4 14.g5 Nh5 15.Kb1 Qc7 16.Qf2 Nf4 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.N3d4 Bd7 20.Rg1 g6 21.Bc4 Qc8 22.Bb3 Qc5 23.Qd2 Qe5 24.h4 Rac8 25.h5 Kg7 26.Qh2 Bxg5 27.Nxd6 Bf6 28.hxg6 fxg6 29.N6f5 Kh8 30.Qxh7 Kxh7 31.Rh1 1-0 GM Vallejo blinks first with 17...Qb8. Anand finally develops the Bf1 with 21.Bc4 and its a great move! GM Vallejo plays with fire with 26...Bxg5 but the position is bad. I could award all of Anand's next 5 moves with exclams but really all the moves are part of a combo leading to queen sack and checkmate! The positon after move 29 is pretty as a picture and the final position is chekmate in one move.

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                        Another Anand blindfold positional masterpiece. Anand-Topalov, Melody Amber 2003. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 Be7 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 Bd7 12.a4 f5 13.c5 Bxb5 14.axb5 e4 15.c6 Nd7 16.Be2 Ne5 17.f4 exf3 18.gxf3 Bf6 19.Kh1 b6 20.Ra2 Qc7 21.f4 Ng6 22.b3 Ne7 23.Bc4 Rae8 24.Re1 Nc8 25.Rae2 Rxe2 26.Rxe2 Qf7 27.Re6 Re8 28.Qe2 Kf8 29.Ba3 Rxe6 30.dxe6 Qe7 31.Bd5 g6 32.Qc2 Qc7 33.Bb2 Qg7 34.Bxf6 Qxf6 35.c7 Qd4 36.Bb7 Qxf4 37.Qc4 Qf2 38.Bxc8 Qe1+ 39.Kg2 Qd2+ 40.Kf3 d5 41.Qf4 Qc3+ 42.Kg2 Qc2+ 43.Kh3 1-0 The idea leading to 15.c6 with all its tactical implications and its cramping effect leave Black playing a waiting game. White dominates.

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                          Anand - Judith Polgar, Monaco 1995 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 a6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 b5 9.Bf3 Nc6 10.g3 Bb7 11.Bg2 d6 12.Re1 Be7 13.a4 b4 14.Na2 0-0 15.Bf4 Rfd8 16.Qd2 Rab8 17.Rac1 Ne5 18.Nxb4 Bxe4 19.Nxa6 Qb7 20.Rxe4 Nxe4 21.Nxb8 Nxd2 22.Bxb7 Nxb3 23.cxb3 Rxb8 24.Rc8+ Rxc8 25.Bxc8 Nc6 26.Bxb7 Na5 27.b4 Nxb7 28.a5 Bd8 29.a6 Bb6 30.Be3 Nc5 31.bxc5 dxc5 32.b4 1-0 Judith starts a combination on move 18 trying to simplify and exchanging queens. This evolves into a stunning bishop sacrifice on move 27 by Anand with a dangerous passed A-pawn. Even tho Judith defends well sparkling pawn play decides.

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                            Anand - Van Wely, Monaco blindfold 2007, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.f3 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.Rg1 Nb6 13.Na5 Qc7 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qxa5 18.Bd3 Qc7 19.g6 Nf6 20.gxf7+ Kh8 21.Rxg7 Kxg7 22.Rg1+ Kh8 23.Bh6 Nxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxf7 25.Qxa8+ 1-0 An amazing kingside attack with the breakthru move 19.g6!

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                            • Re: Blindfold Chess - the book

                              FM Marc Lang will try to set a new world record in rapid blindfold chess during upcoming Bundesliga weekend.
                              Conditions: "Die Bedenkzeit beträgt für FM Lang 15 Minuten pro Partie plus 30 Sekunden/Zug für und jeweils 15 Minuten plus 5 Sekunden/Zug für seine 14 Gegner, deren DWZ zwischen 1200 und 2000 liegen sollte."

                              15 min 30 sec per move for M.L, and 15 5sec per move for opponents, the simul against 14 players with 1200 and 2000 DWZ (German rating system).

                              http://www.schachclub-eppingen.de/schachfinale2014

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                              • Re: Blindfold Chess - the book

                                What FM Marc Lang is doing is a very difficult thing to do - maybe even the most difficult feat in blindfold chess! He's playing 14 players at the same time and his total time is 3 and a half hours plus 30 second increments per move but then unless he moves fairly quickly several of his clocks will be running at the same time.
                                Theres a great risk that things can go terribly wrong and jumping back and forth between boards is not so easy (remember he is blindfolded). He is age 44 so evidently he hasnt slowed down yet. Impressive if he pulls it off. Hope they pay him well.

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