Today (21-10-2019) I was challenged to a game of chess with the black pieces. Nothing special, as it happens 50% of the time. However, in this case I was blindfolded (literally) and the game was timed (9 minutes per person for the whole game).
My opponent told me his moves, and I told him mine. He moved both the white and black pieces, and handled the clock for both sides (pretty fair ;-)).
Here is how the game went:
- e4 c6
- Nf3 d5
- Nc3 Bg4
- Be2 e6
- 0-0 Nf6
- d4 dxe4
- Ne5 Bxe2
- Qxe2 Qxd4
- Bf4 Be7
- Rad1 Qb4 – The Silicon Monster even likes white position. White has a lead in development, and the black king will be stuck in the center.
- Rb1 too passive. 0-0
- f3 -trying to complicate matters, but now the position is lost. exf3
- Rxf3 Nbd7
- Nxd7 Nxd7
- Rh3 Bc5+ (I missed Qxf4, winning the bishop.)
- Be3 Rad8
- Qh5 Bxe3+
- Kh1 Bh6
- Re1 Nf6
- Qe2 Bd2
- Rf1 Bxc3
- bxc3 Qe7
- Rxf6 Qxf6 – 1 minute on the clock!
- Qh5 Qg6 – Missed a mated in one 🙂 Qf1++ Time pressure and being blindfolded don’t mix well.
- Qd1 A final trick Rxd1++ Black sees it, it’s just mate.
Not too bad. Next time, two boards blindfolded!