This episode we hear about an amazing display of blindfold chess.

The game we’re studying is Pillsbury vs Winawer, Budapest (1896). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1002579

Resources:

• Game analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwPqVrJq6Gw
• Opening study (Semi-Slav Defense): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXffjL9fLAw
• Pillsbury #1: https://en.chessbase.com/post/henry-nelson-pillsbury-enormous-talent-and-an-early-death
• Pillsbury #2: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/pillsbury.html
• The Ajeeb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajeeb
• The 30-word list: https://userpages.monmouth.com/~colonel/chess/pillsbury.html

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