Invisible Chess

Invisible Chess

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Invisible Chess episodes

  • S1 Ep8: s1e5: Mate-Pattern Monday #2
    MATE PATTERN MONDAY
    5 more skeleton mate pattern visualisation exercises taken from The Art of Checkmate by Renaud & Kahn.


    GENERAL BITS AND BOBS
    SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Fresh Fridge (aka NEWBS Start Here)
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess



    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie



    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com



    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.

    4 min
  • S1 Ep7: Knowing Me, Knowing Yusupov #1
    Knowing Me Knowing Yusupov #1

    The first of an occasional series of bonus posts based on material that can be found in the series of Artur Yusupov's books published by Quality Chess.

    Yusupov warning
    This stuff can be hard. Shit getting real. No more careless laughter.


    Series Name credit:
    Matt - @wmiltti on twitter (I mangle the name in the recording - soz)



    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PODCAST SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Fresh Fridge (aka Newbs Start here)
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess

    Bonus episodes:
    Knowing Me Knowing Yusupov



    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie



    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com



    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.

    3 min
  • S1 Ep6: s1e4: Chernev's Best Shorts #2
    s1e4
    CHERNEV'S BEST SHORTS 2/1000
    Game #127 from the book.
    Botvinnik - Spielmann, Moscow 1935

    Episode also begins a discussion of Jon Tisdall's concept of Stepping Stones.



    SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Newcomers' Corner
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess


    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.
    14 min
  • S1 Ep5: s1e3: Newcomers' Corner #1
    s1e3
    Newcomers' Corner

    Material aimed at absolute newcomers/relative beginners for Visualisation training/blindfold chess.

    This week look at the best starting exercise. The Colour of the Squares.




    SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Newcomers' Corner
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess


    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.
    3 min
  • S1 Ep4: s1e2: Mate-Pattern Monday #1
    s1e2:
    Mate-Pattern Mondays
    - 5 skeleton mate pattern visualisation exercises taken from The Art of Checkmate by Renaud & Kahn.


    Also - I misquote John Lennon.



    SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Newcomers' Corner
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess


    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.
    7 min
  • S1 Ep3: s1e1: Where Shall I Begin? (aka Chernev's Best Shorts #1)
    s1e1:
    Chernev: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess 1/1000

    Gibaud-Lazard, Paris 1924
    (for more on this game: The Gibaud v Lazard Gamelet by Edward Winter (chesshistory.com))

    Episode Also Includes:

    Eugene Burger (From Beyond): How to Start Absolutely Anything

    as well as
    the schedule for Invisible Chess: Season One
    some thoughts on how to approach a visualisation exercise





    SCHEDULE:
    Mondays: Mate Patterns
    Wednesdays: Newcomers' Corner
    Fridays: Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess


    THE INVISIBLE CHESS PLAYERS:
    Intro & Outro Music: Martin Bostock (bass player of Red Banner)
    Logo art: Karen
    Voice of Irving Chernev: Covert Bethany
    Harbinger of Doom: Jon MacKenzie


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    NOTE:
    Solutions to problems set in episodes of Invisible Chess will appear on substack/in my newsletter at the end of the week.
    9 min
  • S1 Ep2: The Invisible Chess Podcast _ Trailer 2
    A trailer specifically intended anybody who has never tried blindfold chess before.

    Q: Can anybody try blindfold training, regardless of experience or chess ability?
    - yes they can.

    Q: What is the number one reason why people don't try chess visualisation ;/ playing without sight of the board?
    - It's not that they don't know how or where to start.

    Invisible Chess will have weekly episodes (to be released on Wednesday) aimed specifically at newcomers to playing without a board/pieces. 


    BOOK mentioned in this trailer ...
    IMPROVE YOUR CHESS NOW:
    Jon Tisdall - Improve Your Chess Now (Cadogan Chess Books): Amazon.co.uk: Jon Tisdall: 8601417396193: Books

    Jon Tisdal twitter - Jonathan Tisdall (@GMjtis) / Twitter


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    Intro/Outro MUSIC:
    Martin Bostock, bass player with Red Banner.
    2 min
  • S1 Ep1: The Invisible Chess Podcast - Trailer 1
    Welcome to Invisible Chess.

    Blindfold chess/visualisation training is for everybody whether they be experienced blindfoldistas or brand new to it; relative chess beginners to masters.

    Why play chess blindfold? It must be good for your chess - but also just for the fun of it.


    LINKS:
    Host Jonathan/Get Bent Larsen on twitter - @unseenchesspod.
    Website and newsletter - Invisible Chess on Substack.
    email - invsiblechesspod @ gmail . com


    Intro/Outro MUSIC:
    Martin Bostock, bass player with Red Banner.
    3 min

About Invisible Chess

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Invisible Chess: A podcast dedicated to blindfold Chess & visualisation