When you say kingside/center/queenside, what picture do you have for a reference in memory?
Only able to see one side of the board in blindfold chess
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PerpetuallyPinned wrote:
When you say kingside/center/queenside, what picture do you have for a reference in memory?
Well let’s say I’m trying to visualize an endgame position. The white king is on c5, white pawn on c3, black pawn on h6 and black king on c7. It’s hard for me to see the black pawn on h6 and I can’t see how far away it is from where the white pawn.
But you know h6 is a dark square and a pawn there can restrict White's DSB (which starts on c1). Does that help?
I also have thought about this exact same thing and I have the same trouble but I think I’m getting better. I think this probably happens to most people because if your playing online you probably can’t see the whole board at the same time due to its size. I think what would help is looking up a picture of a chess board that is small enough to where you can see everything at one time. Then you can choose that board to be the one you visualize each time.
Jul 19, 2021
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Judging by your other thread topics, you've only started to practice blindfold play recently. That makes you a beginner at it. Don't expect immediate results.
If you want to be proficient at it, just keep practicing.
Like all things in chess, significant progress takes time. Usually, this time is measured in months and years -- not hours or days.
PerpetuallyPinned wrote:
But you know h6 is a dark square and a pawn there can restrict White's DSB (which starts on c1). Does that help?
I mean if I picture a chess board in my head, I can’t count between squares
BestSell wrote:
Judging by your other thread topics, you've only started to practice blindfold play recently. That makes you a beginner at it. Don't expect immediate results.
If you want to be proficient at it, just keep practicing.
Like all things in chess, significant progress takes time. Usually, this time is measured in months and years -- not hours or days.
Yes, I know it’s gonna take quite a while but I’m not sure how exactly to practice it. Most people are telling me to try to visualize chess notation, but how am I supposed to do that when I’m not able to visualize the whole board properly in my head? When I try to, I’m only able to look at parts of the board at a time.
When I try to visualize a chess position in my head I can’t see the whole board. I can only see either the queenside, kingside or center part of the board. What’s the fastest way to visualize the WHOLE board? By that I mean seeing all the squares.