Signed. Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions... 2009 RARE

Description: Signed by the author Eliot Hearst in a letter to Dale Brandreth, whom I received this book from. Like New. Barely visible stains on cover. About the book: During the 18th century, when Philidor played two blindfold games of chess simultaneously, eyewitnesses were asked to swear affidavits attesting to this remarkable feat. Since then, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record is 45 simultaneous blindfold games. This work provides the first extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances through the present day. It describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Paulsen, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Reti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand, Kramnik and Morozevich, who play in regular tournaments with all players blindfolded. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold chess, the benefits of playing blindfold, and a readable summary of psychological research on blindfold chess ability are also included. Appendices offer a chronology of world-record simultaneous blindfold performances since the 18th century and proposed rules for serious simultaneous blindfold play. Eliot S. Hearst (July 7, 1932 January 20, 2018) was an American psychologist and professional chess player known for his writings on blindfold chess. Hearst was an avid chess player who won New York State Championship in 1950 and competed in the national championship in 1954 and 1961. He was a member of the U.S. Chess team at the World Student Team Championship held in the Soviet Union in 1960, when the U.S. team won first place ahead of the Soviet team led by Boris Spassky. In 1962, he served as the captain of the U.S. Olympic Chess Team. He also defeated Bobby Fischer and played John Vane blindfolded. He earned the titles Senior Master and Life Master from the United States Chess Federation and has written about Blindfold Chess. He was also a columnist on Chess Life, with his own column called "Chess Kaleidoscope." Hearst died on January 20, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. The Eliot S. Hearst Memorial Lectureship at Indiana University was named in his honor.

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