Blindfold Chess Podcast
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S1 E14 Irina Krush v D. Macleod (2009)
15. Irina Krush v Damon Macleod (2009)
Excuse me for the easy joke - but Irina Krush - does crush.
The 8 time US Women's Champion and (currently) the only woman to earn a Grandmaster Title while playi…
S1 E13 The Oldest 'Modern' Game (1475)
Chess has been around for centuries, varaitions date back to the 6th century from India with a game called chaturanga.
From there, it moved to Persia, then through the Muslim world, into Spain, then …
S1 E12 Hou Yifan
The 4 time Women's World Chess Champion and the 2nd highest rated female player of all time, Hou Yifan started playing at the age of 5 with the help of her chess mentor IM Tong Yuanming.
At 13 became …
S1 E11 Vasily Smyslov vs C. Kottnauer (1946)
"The Silent Assassin", Vasily Smyslov was a Soviet chess legend. Born in 1921, he first learned about chess when he was 6 and remained very active in the elite levels of chess well into his 60's winn…
S1 E10 Eric Rosen v A. Cap (2017)
This week we are looking at IM Eric Rosen, the popular Youtuber and Twitch streamer famous for his "Oh no my Queen" traps.
Growing up, he started playing when he was 7 and won the 3rd grade state cha…
S1 E9 Puzzles
This week, we are looking at a couple of puzzles!
Easy
White King on b7
Black King on e3
White Rook on a4
White Rook on h8
Medium
White king on a2
Black king on c1
White pawns on f5, g5, h5
Black pawns on f7, …
S1 E8 Susan Polgar v Cirakov (1981)
This week, we are looking at GM Susan Polgar, the oldest of the Polgar sisters.
Outside of her controversial upbringing, she achieved a plethora of achievements -
Perfect score in the U11.
Winning the…
S1 E7 Hikaru Nakamura v A. Firoujza (2020)
This week, we are looking at a game from GM Hikaru Nakamura. The internet's most popular chess streamer.
I could not list all of his accolades due to a character limit, but some of his highlights -
5…
S1 E6 Max Lange v Heinemann (1854)
This week we are looking at Max Lange - the founder of the West German Chess Federation and the 2nd president of the German Chess Federation. Estimated to be one of the top players of the 1860's, Lan…
Bonus - Harry Pillsbury v Zangger (1902)
This week, we are looking at another short game from Pillsbury - this time a blindfold game of his. This game is quite the example of quickly a blindfold game can unravel if you lose the position.
No…
S1 E5 D. Gukesh v Alireza Firouzja (2021)
Alireza Firouzja is a chess prodigy. At age 19, he is the youngest competitor in the 2022 Candidates tournament to play against the World Champion. He was the youngest player to break the 2800 rating…
S1 E4 G. Rotlewi v Akiba Rubinstein (1907)
Today, we are looking at Rubinstein's Immortal - a beautiful game involving sacrifices that left his opponent spellbound. A top of the world player who was scheduled to take on Lasker for the World C…
S1 E3 Harry Pillsbury v F. Young (1894)
Today, we are looking at a game involving Harry Pillsbury. Pillsbury was a very strong American player, a strong blindfold player and the winner of the Hastings Tournament of 1895. Unfortunately, ill…
S1 E2 Viktor Korchnoi v A. Karpov (1974)
Today, we are looking at a game between Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov from 1974 in their Candidates Final (game 21). This was won by Korchnoi in 19 moves. Korchnoi is argued to be one of the str…
S1 E1 Vera Menchik v G. Thomas (1932)
This week, we are looking at the longest reigning women's world number 1 player - Vera Menchik.
Vera Menchik v George Thomas (1932)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 b6 8.Qd2…