The Royal Game: A Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
An excellent book, concise, well-written, and fun to read. Probably the very best method to learn Blindfold Chess. I’ve read the eBook version, I will get the physical book for my collection.
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BLINDFOLD CHESS: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games by Eliot Hearst and John Knott
The most complete, and only book, about everything related to BLINDFOLD CHESS. My next book. Not the book I need but the book I really really WANT!
Kasparov Against the World by Garry Kasparov
An entire book written about one game analysis, Kasparov Against the World. The most famous Game of Chess ever played. Yes, it was an Online (anything goes) Correspondence Chess. Already in 1999, both side used computers and Kasparov also consulted…
Chess for an ENTIRE MONTH 24/7
Chess player- top 100 US women and Chess streamer @julesgambit dedication to Blitz Chess on Chess.com How long does it take to get to 2000? In my case: 3 years, 17,987 blitz games which is approximately 1500 hours (62 full…
Blindfold Chess Scenes in Movies and TV shows
A compilation of Blindfold Chess scenes where one or both sides play without sight of the board, including examples of blindfold simultaneous display. The Queen’s Gambit (2020) The Luzhin Defence (2000) Pawn Sacrifice (2014) The Mentalist (2010) Critical Thinking (2020)…
Cancel Culture in Chess: Naroditsky vs Kramnik
Warning for the easily offended. I hate censorship and I hate cancel culture. Following the dead of GM Daniel Naroditsky. There is a petition going on requesting FIDE to ban former Chess world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik and revoke his…
Nobody is good at the start…
Nobody is bad after 10,000 attempts. Never forget it, no matter what craft you are pursuing. Chess Merch Chess.com Unlimited Membership Improve your Chess (Blitz, Rapid, and Classical) Chess Books
The Soviet Chess Primer (Chess Classics) by Ilya Maizelis
This book was the breeder of world champions like Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in the Soviet Chess School. But I do not recommend it for a beginner since it doesn’t looks particularly fun to complete. Yes, you have to…
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár
Recommended by every chess expert for good reasons. Laszlo Polgar is probably the greatest chess trainer who ever lived. He turned his three daughters into chess prodigies at a time when chess when women was an activity exclusively reserved to…
Everyone’s First Chess Workbook: Fundamental Tactics and Checkmates for Improvers – 738 Practical Exercises by Peter Giannatos
Recommended in the chessdojo program. Full of puzzles about how to take material in an efficient way during a game.