Blindfold Chess
On 4 December 1960, in San Francisco, California, Koltanowski played 56 consecutive games blindfolded, with only ten seconds per move. He won fifty and drew six games. Koltanowski still holds the record in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Famous quotes containing the words blindfold and/or chess:
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—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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—Stella Chess (20th century)