Hi!
I don’t think any chess book has been written this way before, so we are paving the road while driving. ‘Blindfold Opening Visualization’, my next book, will contain 100 blindfold opening puzzles.
I have already selected most of them and annotated the solutions. However, my idea is that getting them tested will help improve the quality. Based on the answers I will add possible sidelines, comments, and include a difficulty-rating for each puzzle. I really hope that you want to practice and test your visualization!
To participate click on the Google-form on the orange-button. I will send out the results/solutions and the puzzles 11-20 next week.
Note that not all puzzles are a tactic…
1.
Rapport-Jobava System
1. d4 d5 2. ♗f4 ♘f6 3. ♘c3 ♘c6 4. e3 ♗f5 5. a3 e6 6. ♘f3 ♗d6 7. ♘e5 ♘xe5 8.
White to move
2.
Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit
1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 ♘c6 3. ♘f3 ♕e7 4. ♗g5 ♕b4+ 5. ♘c3 ♕xb2 6. ♗d2 ♘b4 7. ♘d4 c5 8.
White to move
3.
Philidor Defense
1. e4 e5 2. ♘f3 d6 3. ♗c4 ♘f6 4. c3 ♗g4 5. ♕b3 ♗xf3 6.
White to move
4.
Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation
1. ♘f3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. e3 ♘c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. ♗xc4 ♗g4 6. ♗e2 cxd4 7. exd4 ♗xf3 8. ♗xf3 ♕xd4 9.
White to move
5.
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense- Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. ♘f3 ♘c6 3. ♗c4 ♘f6 4. ♘g5 ♘xe4 5.
White to move
6.
Zukertort Opening: Grünfeld Reversed
1. ♘f3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. ♗g2 ♘c6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O ♘f6 6. c4 dxc4 7. ♘e5 ♘xd4 8.
White to move
7.
King’s Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. ♘f3 ♘c6 4. ♗c4 ♗g4
White to move
8.
Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. ♘c3 ♘f6 4. ♘f3 a6 5. e3 ♗f5 6. ♕b3 b5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. a4 b4 9. ♕xb4 ♘c6 10. ♕b7
Black to move
9.
Grob Opening
1. g4 e6 2. ♗g2 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. ♘c3 ♗b4 5.
White to move
10.
Indian Game
1. d4 ♘f6 2. c3 e5 3. dxe5 ♘g4 4. ♘f3 d6 5. exd6 ♗xd6 6. h3
Black to move
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Best,
Martin