Blindfold Chess
Morozevich is considered to be one of the best blindfold chess players in the world. He has confirmed that status in recent Amber blindfold tournaments where each year many of the best chess players participate:
2002 first 9/11, 2003 shared second 7/11, 2004 first 8.5/11, 2005 shared second 6/11, 2006 first 9.5/11, 2007 shared second 7/11, 2008 shared first 6/11 and in 2009 shared fourth with Anand 6.5/11.
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Famous quotes containing the words blindfold and/or chess:
“Once pass’d I blindfold here, at any hour,
Now seldom come I, since I came with him.
That single elm-tree bright
Against the west—I miss it! is it gone?”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
“But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)