Author: martin fierz
Date: 08:57:17 11/14/03
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On November 14, 2003 at 11:46:25, Uri Blass wrote: [snip] >Ny rating is 1997 and >I do not believe that I can learn to play blindfold. you don't believe it, but i'm sure you could. it's a skill that you learn, like most other things too. i know a guy with 1700 who can play blindfold. not that he'll play really well blindfold, but he can definitely do it. in a junior camp one of the trainers with 2200 played blindfold against 4 opponents simultaneously. he won 3-1... i have a higher rating than he did at the time, but i can't do that. i have played blindfold, but it gives me a headache. i won against 1600 players, rather easily. if you practise this, you can learn it. >Getting master level seems to me an easier task but it is not important for me >to invest time to get to that level. it is not important to me to get to a good level in blindfold chess either :-) all i'm arguing is that you can practise this, and if you do you can get good at it. but hardly anybody does that, there are just better things to do... cheers martin
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