Chess Cover Ideas?! 💡

Blindfold Chess Problems

I have played around with some ideas for a book cover for ‘Blindfold Chess Problems’.

In the last newsletter, many of you voted on the ideal number of puzzles for a chess puzzle book. The consensus was clear: 250 puzzles per book is a good starting point, but a significant number of you wanted more—500 or even 1,000 puzzles per volume.

So, I’ve decided to include 500 blindfold chess problems in each book of the series!

New Blindfold Book Series

I’m not a professional designer, but I enjoy creating the cover art for my books. Some say that the cover is as important as the book content. I’m not sure if it’s true for chess, but I would like to get your feedback on the three cover options I’ve been working on.

Please leave a comment with your thoughts together with your vote 🗳️

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I have used a typographical approach here with names of publications for chess problems, chess annotations, and chess problem composers. A bit chaotic, but that is how solving blindfolded sometimes feels, right?!

2.

Lady Justice is holding two disconnected weight scales symbolising the added difficulty of blindfolded solving.

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This cover captures that sense of clarity piercing through darkness, much like the moment of when you solve a chess problem blindfolded.

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/Martin