Blindfold chess : history, psychology, techniques, champions, world records, and important games / Eliot Hearst and John Knott.
| Author/creator |
Hearst, Eliot, 1932- |
| Other author/creator | Knott, John, 1940- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Even before Philidor -- François-André Philidor -- Between Philidor and the late 1800s -- The first part of the twentieth century -- The last fifty years -- Women and blindfold chess -- Major recent tournaments and matches -- Research on general chess skill -- Psychological studies and commentaries on blindfold chess -- The techniques of blindfold champions -- The supposed health hazards -- World record-setting simultaneous exhibitions -- Other significant games. |
| Abstract | "This work provides extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances until present. It describes the personalities and achievements of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Paulsen, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Réti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand, Kramnik and Morozevich, who play in regular tournaments with players blindfolded"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-413) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2008033624 |
| ISBN | 9780786434442 (library binding : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0786434449 (library binding : alk. paper) |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | GV 1318 .H43 2009 | Item has been checked out - Due: 09/25/2024 | Want This? |