Blindfold Chess Podcast
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S2 E7 Alexandra Botez v M. Paula De May (2012)
With a birthday tomorrow, this week we will be focusing on Alexandra Botez, the Canadian- American chess player and content creator who has made a significant impact on the online chess community. Sh…
S2 E6 Richard Rapport v S. Shankland (2019)
Born to a family of economists in 1996, Hungarian native Richard Rapport got into chess when his father was concerned about his lack of concentration in primary school. Shortly after an introduction …
S2 E5 Jose Raul Capablanca v J. Baca Arus (1912)
José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess player widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Capablanca is best known for his exceptional endgame skills and his ability to simplify compl…
S2 E4 GingerGM v P. Sowray (2017)
Simon Kim Williams, also known as GingerGM, is a British Grandmaster who has made significant contributions to the chess world as a player, commentator, and author. He is known for his innovative and…
S2 E3 O. Dolzhikova v Nazi Paikidze (2016)
Nazi Paikidze is a Georgian-American chess player who was born on January 27, 1994, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Paikidze's career as a chess player began at 4 and started working with her first coach at 6,…
S2 E2 Anatoly Karpov v M. Tseitlin (1971)
Anatoly Karpov is a Russian grandmaster and former world champion who dominated the game in the 1970s and 1980s. He was born on May 23, 1951, in Zlatoust, Russia, and began playing chess at 4, earnin…
S2 E1 Garry Kasparov v. V. Ivanchuk (1988)
Garry Kasparov is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 1963, Kasparov began playing chess at a young age and quickly rose as a prodigy.
In 19…
S1 E26 The Blindfold King Timur Gareyev (2016)
The Blindfold King, Grandmaster Timur Gareyev is the current Guiness World Record holder for the most simultaneous blindfolded chess games played at the same time.
Originally from Uzbekistan, he won t…
S1 E25 Wilhelm Steinitz vs S. Tinsley (1899)
Recognized as the first official World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, owned the title from 1886-1894.
Born in 1836 as the last of 13 sons, he began playing chess at 12 and started studying it in his 20'…
S1 E24 Mikhail Botvinnik v A. Koblents (1945)
A pioneer in Computer Chess and Chess Coach, Mikhail Botvinnik had an incredibly strong impact on Russian and global chess.
He was the first world class player to develop in the USSR and he was the d…
S1 E23 Mikhail Tal v A. Suetin (1969)
It is my birthday today! As a present to myself I wanted to look at my favorite chess player - Mikhail Tal.
Known for his creativity and attacking play - The Magician of Riga was the 8th World Champi…
S1 E22 E. Eikeland v Magnus Carlsen (2000)
The Mozart of Chess, the highest rated human player in history (2882), the 5-time World Champion, and the second longest reign of holding the FIDE number 1 title which has been uninterupted since Jul…
S1 E21 World Championship Challenger - Ding Liren
With the World Chess Championship currently underway, today we are looking at the second Challenger - Ding Liren.
The highest rated Chinese player in history, the #2 player in the world for over a yea…
S1 E20 World Championship Challenger - Ian Nepomniachtchi
Looking for a second chance at the World Championship after faltering in 2021,
the current World Number 3, Ian Nepomniachtchi, will be taking on a different opponent,
hopefully with a better outcome …
S1 E19 M. Carlsen v Anish Giri (2020)
Outside of his snarky and sarcastic Twitter page, GM Anish Giri is a phenomenal chess player.
Born in Russia in 1994, he began playing at the age of 6. In 2002, his family moved to Japan, then in 200…
S1 E18 Puzzles
Ten episodes ago, we looked at puzzles. This week, we will be trying a couple more.
These puzzles are not necessarily ordered in terms of difficulty, but each provide key endgame elements that occur …
Bonus - Paul Morphy v C. Maurian (1854) - Odds
Bonus
I realized I had too much content for Morphy to cram into one episode.
Today, we are going to look at another odds game against his long time sparing partner - Charles Maurian.
Morphy and Mauri…
S1 E17 B. Jacobson v GothamChess (2017)
IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) is a chess content creator on Youtube and Twitch.
His name, 'GothamChess' comes from where he grew up in New York City.
He has earned over 1 million subscribers on Youtube…
S1 E16 Paul Morphy v NN (1855) - Rook Odds
Considered to be an Unofficial World Champion of his time,
Paul Morphy was one of America's greatest flash-in-the-pan chess players.
Nicknamed "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess", Morphy learned chess by…
S1 E15 Benjamin Finegold vs D. Geisleman (2000)
The current icon of Ben Finegold is one of snark and sarcasm -- ... which he has always had.
He learned about the game when he was 5, getting his first rating at 6.
By the time he was 12, he was offe…