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From: colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: playing without sight
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Date: Sun, 2-Feb-86 13:32:01 EST
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> The last issue of Chess Life has an article on blindfold chess which
> also supports the 'chunking' theory. (An aside: Trying a few games of
> blindfold chess might help remembering and projecting chess positions.)

The blindfold simul expert Koltanowski said that playing just the first
ten moves of a game without sight will improve your chess.


	"Won't they be surprised when I win all my games?"
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