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##Michailidis, Dimosthenis - Blindfold Chess Essential Training
##Michailidis, Dimosthenis - Blindfold Chess Essential Training
essential training
• chapter 1
◦ Paul Morphy 4
◦ Solutions 10
• chapter 2
◦ Wilhelm Steinitz 16
◦ Solutions 22
• chapter 3
◦ Mikhail Chigorin 29
◦ Solutions 34
• chapter 4
◦ Aron Nimzowitsch 39
◦ Solutions 43
• chapter 5
◦ José Raúl Capablanca 47
◦ Solutions 50
• chapter 6
◦ Alexander Alekhine 53
◦ Solutions 58
• chapter 7
◦ Samuel Reshevsky 63
◦ Solutions 66
• chapter 8
◦ Mikhail Tal 69
◦ Solutions 74
• chapter 9
◦ Bobby Fischer 79
◦ Solutions 84
• chapter 10
◦ Garry Kasparov 88
◦ Solutions 97
Chapter 1
Paul Morphy
18 games
3
Game 1 Game 3
Morphy, Paul -- Rousseau, Eugene Morphy, Paul -- Mac Connel, James
Game 2 Game 4
Mac Connel, James -- Morphy, Paul Morphy, Paul -- Morphy, Alonzo
4
Game 5 Game 7
Morphy, Paul -- Morphy, Alonzo Morphy, Paul -- Morphy, Ernest
Game 6 Game 8
Morphy, Paul -- Morphy, Ernest Morphy, Paul -- Maurian, Charles Amedee
5
Game 9 Game 11
Meek, Alexander Beaufort -- Morphy, Paul Morphy, Paul -- NN
Game 10
Morphy, Paul -- NN Game 12
Morphy, Paul -- NN
6
Game 13 Game 15
Morphy, Paul -- NN Morphy, Paul -- Jefferson, BT.
Game 14 Game 16
Morphy, Paul -- Duke Karl Count Isouard Morphy, Paul -- Smyth, S.
7
Game 17 Game 18
Morphy, Paul -- Capdevielle, P. Morphy, Paul -- Dominguez
8
Solutions
9
Game 1 Game 3
Qc7# Ra3#
Game 2 Game 4
Nf2# Rf8#
10
Game 5 Game 7
Qh6# Qf8#
Game 6 Game 8
Rdxe8# Ng4#
11
Game 9 Game 11
Nf3# Qf7#
Game 10 Game 12
Qb3# Rb1#
12
Game 13 Game 15
d3# Ne7#
Game 14 Game 16
Rd8# Rh7#
13
Game 17 Game 18
Qxg7# Qxd6#
14
Chapter 2
Wilhelm Steinitz
18 games
15
Game 1 Game 3
Hamppe, Carl -- Steinitz, William Hamppe, Carl -- Steinitz, William
Game 2 Game 4
Steinitz, William -- Meitner, Philipp Reiner -- Steinitz, William
16
Game 5 Game 7
Steinitz, William -- Strauss Steinitz, William -- Lange, Max
Game 6 Game 8
Steinitz, William -- Meitner, Philipp Steinitz, William -- Lange, Max
17
Game 9 Game 11
Steinitz, William -- Robey, J. Steinitz, William -- NN
Game 10 Game 12
Steinitz, William -- Maas Steinitz, William -- Vines
18
Game 13 Game 15
Steinitz, William -- Brook, O. Steinitz, William -- Rosenthal, Samuel
Game 14 Game 16
Steinitz, William -- Ware, Preston Blackburne, Joseph Henry -- Steinitz,
William
19
Game 17 Game 18
Baird, David Graham -- Steinitz, William Hanham, James Moore -- Steinitz, William
20
Solutions
21
Game 1 Game 3
Rxd1# Rh8#
Game 2 Game 4
Qe4# Rg1#
22
Game 5 Game 7
Qh3# Rxf6#
Game 6 Game 8
Qxg7# Rf2#
23
Game 9 Game 11
Bf7# Bxf7#
Game 10 Game 12
Rxg7# Rxb8#
24
Game 13 Game 15
Qe7# Qf3#
Game 14 Game 16
Re8# Qxh7#
25
Game 17 Game 18
Qxd1# Nf2#
26
27
Chapter 3
Mikhail Chigorin
16 games
28
Game 1 Game 3
Chigorin, Mikhail -- Davidov, Mikhail Schiffers, Emanuel Stepanovich --
Chigorin
Game 2 Game 4
Schiffers, Emanuel Stepanovich -- Chigorin, Mikhail -- Schiffers, Emanuel
Chigorin
29
Game 5 Game 7
Chigorin, Mikhail -- Schmid, Carl Chigorin, Mikhail -- Fleissig, Bernhard
Friedrich
Game 8
Englisch, Berthold -- Chigorin, Mikhail
Game 6
Chigorin, Mikhail -- Alapin, Simon
30
Game 9 Game 11
Baird, John Washington -- Chigorin, Mason, James -- Chigorin, Mikhail
Mikhail
Game 12
Game 10 Chigorin, Mikhail -- Winawer, Szymon
Chigorin, Mikhail -- Tarrasch, Siegbert
18. ... b5
41. ... Bg8 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7
42. Bh5 Qe6 20.
43.
31
Game 13 Game 15
Marco, Georg -- Chigorin, Mikhail Marshall, Frank James -- Chigorin,
Mikhail
Game 14
Chigorin, Mikhail -- Rubinstein, Akiba
Game 16
Tarrasch, Siegbert -- Chigorin, Mikhail
32
Solutions
33
Game 1 Game 3
Qb4# Qd4#
Game 2 Game 4
Qg2# Rxf8#
34
Game 5 Game 7
Rh1# Qa5#
Game 6 Game 8
Qh1# Re8#
35
Game 9 Game 11
Qxf1# Qb2#
Game 10 Game 12
Qg7# Qe6#
36
Game 13 Game 15
Ra1# Qh8#
Game 14 Game 16
Rg8# Rg8#
37
Chapter 4
Aron Nimzowitsch
10 games
38
Game 1 Game 3
Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Albin, Adolf Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Alapin, Simon
Game 2 Game 4
Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich -- Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Alapin, Simon
Nimzowitsch
39
Game 5 Game 7
Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Tarrasch, Siegbert Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Giersing, Johannes
Game 6 Game 8
Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Tartakower, Saviely Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Olson, A.
40
Game 9 Game 10
Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Romi, Massimiliano Nimzowitsch, Aaron -- Romi, Massimiliano
41
Solutions
42
Game 1 Game 3
Qb6# Re8#
Game 2 Game 4
Qb7# Re8#
43
Game 5 Game 7
Bb5# Rd7#
Game 6 Game 8
Rxh7# Bg7#
44
Game 9 Game 10
Qc6# Ne7#
45
Chapter 5
6 games
46
Game 1 Game 3
Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Raubitschek, Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Thomas, George
Rudolf Alan
Game 2 Game 4
Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Marshall, Frank Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Steiner, Herman
47
Game 5 Game 6
Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Vassaux, G. Capablanca, Jose Raul -- Lewis, J.
48
Solutions
49
Game 1 Game 3
Qxa7# Rh8#
Game 2 Game 4
g4# Qb4#
50
Game 5 Game 6
Qh6# Qh5#
51
Chapter 6
Alexander Alekhine
16 games
52
Game 1 Game 3
Viakhirev, Apollon -- Alekhine, Alexander Alekhine, Alexander -- Johner, Paul F
Game 2 Game 4
Alekhine, Alexander -- Tenner, Oscar Fridlizius, J. -- Alekhine, Alexander
53
Game 5 Game 7
Levenfish, Grigory -- Alekhine, Alexander Lasker, Edward -- Alekhine, Alexander
Game 6 Game 8
Rodzinski -- Alekhine, Alexander Alekhine, Alexander -- Feldt
54
Game 9 Game 11
Bogoljubow, Efim -- Alekhine, Alexander Alekhine, Alexander -- Vardonenko
Game 10 Game 12
Alekhine, Alexander -- Rojnic, Matko Alekhine, Alexander -- Tartakower, Saviely
55
Game 13 Game 15
Alekhine, Alexander -- Brunner, Erich Alekhine, Alexander -- Alden, J.
Game 14 Game 16
Alekhine, Alexander -- Baljet, Lindenaar Alekhine, Alexander -- Vitoria, C.
56
Solutions
57
Game 1 Game 3
fxg2# Qxd2#
Game 2 Game 4
Rf5# Rh4#
58
Game 5 Game 7
Qxh2# Qexb4#
Game 6 Game 8
Bh4# Nh4#
59
Game 9 Game 11
Rh2# Nf5#
Game 10 Game 12
Qh4# Rb8#
60
Game 13 Game 15
Rh7# Qh7#
Game 14 Game 16
Bg7# Rg4#
61
Chapter 7
Samuel Reshevsky
6 games
62
Game 1 Game 3
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman -- Denker, Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham -- Reshevsky,
Arnold S Samuel
Game 2 Game 4
Horowitz, Israel Albert -- Reshevsky, Reshevsky, Samuel -- Bisguier, Arthur
Samuel
63
Game 5 Game 7
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman -- Evans, Reshevsky, Samuel Herman -- Shvidler
Larry Melvyn
Game 6
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman -- Ljubojevic
64
Solutions
65
Game 1 Game 3
c5# Bh6#
Game 2 Game 4
Qg1# Rh8#
66
Game 5 Game 7
Qh8# Rg7#
Game 6
Qe6#
67
Chapter 8
Mikhail Tal
16 games
68
Game 1 Game 3
Ostrauskas, A. -- Tal, Mihail Tal, Mihail -- Hetman
Game 2 Game 4
Beni, Alfred -- Tal, Mihail Tal, Mihail -- Geller, Efim P
69
Game 5 Game 7
Tal, Mihail -- Tseshkovsky, Vitaly Tal, Mihail -- Stean, Michael
Game 6 Game 8
Bronstein, David I -- Tal, Mihail Estevez, Guillermo -- Tal, Mihail
70
Game 9 Game 11
Tal, Mihail -- Mikhalchishin, Adrian Karner, Hillar -- Tal, Mihail
Game 10 Game 12
Tal, Mihail -- Rantanen, Yrjo Van der Wiel, John TH -- Tal, Mihail
71
Game 13 Game 15
Tal, Mihail -- Van der Wiel, John TH Short, Nigel D -- Tal, Mihail
Game 14 Game 16
Tal, Mihail -- Ljubojevic, Ljubomir Tal, Mihail -- Sveshnikov, Evgeny
72
Solutions
73
Game 1 Game 3
Qf6# Rf8#
Game 2 Game 4
Qe1# Qh7#
74
Game 5 Game 7
Nc2# Ne2#
Game 6 Game 8
Ra7# Qh6#
75
Game 9 Game 11
Qd7# Rf6#
Game 10 Game 12
Qg7# Rd1#
76
Game 13 Game 15
Qg7# Qa4#
Game 14 Game 16
Qxh2# Rg8#
77
Chapter 9
Bobby Fischer
9 games
78
Game 1 Game 3
Byrne, Donald -- Fischer, Robert James Fischer, Robert James -- Bennett, J1.
Game 2
Surgies, M. -- Fischer, Robert James Game 4
Keres, Paul -- Fischer, Robert James
79
Game 5 Game 6
Fischer, Robert James -- McCaskey, E. Fischer, Robert James -- Matulovic, Milan
80
Game 7 Game 8
Greenblatt Programm -- Fischer, Robert Greenblatt Programm -- Fischer, Robert
James James
81
Game 9
Fischer, Robert James -- Greenblatt
Programm
82
Solutions
83
Game 1 Game 3
Rc2# Qxf6#
Game 2 Game 4
Rf1# Qe5#
84
Game 5 Game 7
Re7# Qd1#
Game 6 Game 8
Qg2#
Qg4#
85
Game 9
Qh6#
86
Chapter 10
Garry Kasparov
16 games
87
Game 1 Game 2
Georgiev, Kiril -- Kasparov, Gary Kasparov, Gary -- Simon, A.
88
Game 3 Game 4
Kasparov, Gary -- Comp Leonardo Short, Nigel D -- Kasparov, Gary
Maestro Zuerich
89
Game 5 Game 6
Kasparov, Gary -- Cid, D. Kasparov, Gary -- Paleo, D.
90
Game 7 Game 8
Kasparov, Gary -- Rey Kasparov, Gary -- Kamsky, Gata
91
Game 9 Game 10
Kasparov, Gary -- Wendling, Jens Kasparov, Gary -- Michaud, Luois
92
Game 11 Game 12
Kasparov, Gary -- Guillot, Blandine Kasparov, G -- Print_It
93
Game 13 Game 14
Kasparov, G -- Rodgaard, J Kramnik, V -- Kasparov, G
94
Game 15 Game 16
Kasparov, G -- Milos, G Kasparov, G -- Tambasco, Claudia
95
Solutions
96
Game 1 Game 3
Bh7# Qh5#
Game 2 Game 4
Re7# Nf2#
97
Game 5 Game 7
Qb7# Qg3#
Game 6 Game 8
Qg5# Re8#
98
Game 9 Game 11
Qa8# Ng6#
Game 10 Game 12
Qh8# Qh8#
99
Game 13 Game 15
Nf6# Qh8#
Game 14 Game 16
Qf3# Rfc1#
100