Final standings
SportAccord World Mind Games (Women Blindfold)
Beijing, China
Organizer(s) : Beijng Olympic Development Agency
Tournament Director : IO Geoffrey Borg (MLT)
Chief arbiter : IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos (GRC)
Arbiter : IA Anastasia Sorokina (AUS), IA Zhang Jilin
Date : 2012/12/18 To 2012/12/19
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kosteniuk is best.
Ah, a photo from the blindfold competition. An actual blindfolding is obviously unnecessary if neither side is using pieces; but how about the board use ?
Speaking for myself – amateur with love of chess but little practice – I have difficulties just following a diagonal from a1 through to h8 in my mind, I’d be lost blindfold, while, staring at an empty board, I might last a while.
So, how is it towards master level, on master level or above, is the opportunity of musing at an empty board (diagram) so minor a help or so major a help that it is agreed upon ?