it didnt really make me play better, Its more of a fun calculation exercise. I think with doing it enought it will improve your visual ability.
Blindfold chess for improvement?
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I have aphantasia so I can’t play blindfolded. Do you think having bad aphantasia makes it not possible to get past a certain rating barrier? Are their any titled players or well known IMs and GMs that have aphantasia.
LiRowe wrote:
I've been playing a lot against the computer bots with the "blindfold" piece set, and winning most games up to around 60% of my rating, only losing to fatal blunders once I forget where the pieces are. Each game feels harder and takes much longer than an equivalent regular game. Is this something that will improve my normal chess playing over time, or a pointless memory exercise?
I tried blindfold game in real life against a fellow chess player in the past. I lost most of my games in under 20 moves. Very few exceeded 20 moves, and in the longest one I had, I lost a rook because I visualised the position wrongly. I ended up playing a "rook takes pawn" when the pawn was protected by an opposing rook.
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I've been playing a lot against the computer bots with the "blindfold" piece set, and winning most games up to around 60% of my rating, only losing to fatal blunders once I forget where the pieces are. Each game feels harder and takes much longer than an equivalent regular game. Is this something that will improve my normal chess playing over time, or a pointless memory exercise?