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I really want to learn how to play blindfolded

#1

I really really want to learn how to play blindfolded, i started playing blindflolded here and it is really difficult for me.
i forget everything at about 10-15 moves, but i like the feeling i get in my stupid brain.

so will i be able to play ok(1300-1500 performance blitz) in a month or two?

i do not know how useful it is, but i think it wont hurt

I really really want to learn how to play blindfolded, i started playing blindflolded here and it is really difficult for me. i forget everything at about 10-15 moves, but i like the feeling i get in my stupid brain. so will i be able to play ok(1300-1500 performance blitz) in a month or two? i do not know how useful it is, but i think it wont hurt
#3

Hey I'm interested in that too!

But it's so damn depressing, I tried a while ago (by just playing probably +100 games) but I literally couldn't see any progress.

Recently I started reading some book from Silman in the train and lo and behold the notations were very understandable by my mind (up to like 10 moves). So maybe that's the key, at least that's what I'm putting efforts in now.

Hey I'm interested in that too! But it's so damn depressing, I tried a while ago (by just playing probably +100 games) but I literally couldn't see any progress. Recently I started reading some book from Silman in the train and lo and behold the notations were very understandable by my mind (up to like 10 moves). So maybe that's the key, at least that's what I'm putting efforts in now.
#4

It seems that ability to play blindfolded, as well as other special chess abilities such as playing multiple opponents at once or ability to play quickly or ability to recall moves of old games etc. are symptoms, side effects, results of good chess skills, not a skill in itself, and not the driving force.

I worked hard on visualization, with zero results, but simply working on my chess game did suddenly improve my visualization.

Basically it seems in order to be able to play blindfolded you should increase your chess skill, not specifically work on visualization.

In my line of work (music) I can recall hundreds of thousands of notes with the greatest of ease, as can many other strong classical musicians. But we never worked on our memory or memorization, I actually never tried to memorize a piece of music, I end up memorizing it anyway because I worked on the piece so much trying to improve how well I play my instrument and the specific piece, and eventually the piece just memorized itself.

I would guess that any strong chess player can easily play blindfolded without ever specifically having trained to do so.

It seems that ability to play blindfolded, as well as other special chess abilities such as playing multiple opponents at once or ability to play quickly or ability to recall moves of old games etc. are symptoms, side effects, results of good chess skills, not a skill in itself, and not the driving force. I worked hard on visualization, with zero results, but simply working on my chess game did suddenly improve my visualization. Basically it seems in order to be able to play blindfolded you should increase your chess skill, not specifically work on visualization. In my line of work (music) I can recall hundreds of thousands of notes with the greatest of ease, as can many other strong classical musicians. But we never worked on our memory or memorization, I actually never tried to memorize a piece of music, I end up memorizing it anyway because I worked on the piece so much trying to improve how well I play my instrument and the specific piece, and eventually the piece just memorized itself. I would guess that any strong chess player can easily play blindfolded without ever specifically having trained to do so.
#5

@Kusokosla , I think you are right. What you say fits me perfectly, not as far along perhaps, but same stuff.

@Kusokosla , I think you are right. What you say fits me perfectly, not as far along perhaps, but same stuff.
#6

@sameartist , if you really want to accomplish that, do more classical. It will help you.

@sameartist , if you really want to accomplish that, do more classical. It will help you.
#7

I get lost after like 10 to 15 moves._. Im sure it helps in calculating but i still play crap moves

I get lost after like 10 to 15 moves._. Im sure it helps in calculating but i still play crap moves
#8

I wont some games, but because they blundered after 30 moves and they resigned.

@Kusokosla

you are right, but can i not reverse it?

I wont some games, but because they blundered after 30 moves and they resigned. @Kusokosla you are right, but can i not reverse it?
#9

I find trying to do blindfold online a bit difficult as there are a lot of distractions, like the music playing in the other tab. Doing blindfold over the board felt easier to me as you have your eyes closed and focused on the moves through notation.

If you wanna improve your blindfold chess skills reading chess books without a board definitely helps, but there is a few other exercises you can do. Can get an audio program or friend to read out moves of a game until say move 15 to 25 and then try to replicate the position over a board (Online or Real.)

I find trying to do blindfold online a bit difficult as there are a lot of distractions, like the music playing in the other tab. Doing blindfold over the board felt easier to me as you have your eyes closed and focused on the moves through notation. If you wanna improve your blindfold chess skills reading chess books without a board definitely helps, but there is a few other exercises you can do. Can get an audio program or friend to read out moves of a game until say move 15 to 25 and then try to replicate the position over a board (Online or Real.)
#10

Listen to the videos of this channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/AGADMATOR/videos

Don't watch the videos, only listen, and pause the video after every move.
After every move try to tell to yourself all the moves before. If you repeat all the previous moves, after every move, then (with a little practice of course) you "learn" the moves and you will be able to follow a whole game until the end. If you get confused watch the screen.
If good to listen to a video more times.
The difficulty is not only to remember the new moves but to forget the positions that has changed.

For me it seems helpful, before imagining a new move, to imagine the actual pawn structure (so only the pawns, without any pieces). And after imagining the pawn structure I place the pieces onto that (inner) picture.

You can try to read png files too, starting with shorter games like
1.e3e5 2.c4c5 3.Nc3Ne7 4.Nb5d5 5.Qa4Bd7 6.Nd6# 1-0

Listen to the videos of this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AGADMATOR/videos Don't watch the videos, only listen, and pause the video after every move. After every move try to tell to yourself all the moves before. If you repeat all the previous moves, after every move, then (with a little practice of course) you "learn" the moves and you will be able to follow a whole game until the end. If you get confused watch the screen. If good to listen to a video more times. The difficulty is not only to remember the new moves but to forget the positions that has changed. For me it seems helpful, before imagining a new move, to imagine the actual pawn structure (so only the pawns, without any pieces). And after imagining the pawn structure I place the pieces onto that (inner) picture. You can try to read png files too, starting with shorter games like 1.e3e5 2.c4c5 3.Nc3Ne7 4.Nb5d5 5.Qa4Bd7 6.Nd6# 1-0

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