Blindfold Chess Podcast
Blindfold Chess Podcast
Latest Episodes
S4 E17 Norman Whitaker v F. Perkins (1908)
This week, we are looking at one of the most infamous members of our game - someone who was not only challenged US Champions to matches, beat World Champions, and was a patent lawyer… but also someone who was arrested for auto fraud, was friend...
S4 E16 Hanging Pawns - Stjepan Tomic v B. Bojanic (2018)
This week, we are looking at someone just a little different than our normal lineup. This person is NOT a Master, but their Youtube Channel - Hanging Pawns showcases the trials and tribulations of a tournament player on their way to chess maste...
S4 E15 Siegbert Tarrasch v S. Mendelsohn (1879)
This week we are looking at the Teacher of Germany, a World Championship challenger, a doctor, a top 5 player in the world for the better part of 2 decades, and someone so set in his chess ideological ways that his compatriots labeled him as “d...
S4 E14 Joseph Blackburne v NN (1863)
We are looking at a very color member of chess history - someone who had a 50 year chess playing career, someone who traveled from Europe to Australia to Cuba playing matches, simuls, and blindfold events, someone who put future World Champions...
S4 E13 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov v S. Karjakin (2019)
This week, we are looking at the highest rated Azerbaijani chess player, the 6th highest rated chess player in history, a 3 time-Candidate, 2 time world Junior champion, and a World Rapid Champion - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. ------...
