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The challenge was taken on by both young...
...and old alike.
One might imagine the opponents were carefully chosen to avoid any undue difficulties, but...
...Timur Gareyev simply said he would take on the first ten to sign up to play, no restrictions..
As a result, while he did have some relatively easy opponents...
... one of them was rated over 2100 (he won) and another was rated over 2000.
You might be inclined to describe it as easy pickings for a grandmaster of Gareyev's calibre,
but blindfold is blindfold!
"If this is him blindfold..."
The experience was still one that was thoroughly enjoyed...
... though some had to see it up close for themselves to believe it.
Thirteen players played against Timur this time...
... and as per his usual, he spent the five and a half hours also pumping away on a stationary bike.
In a previous article written by Timur himself, he explains that sometimes he is forced to
replay the moves over in his head while he tries to make the positions and openings stick.
He also explained he loves to play risky openigns and gambits in simul play....
... even blindfold!
You can contact Timur Gareyev (above yesterday during a visit in Hamburg) at his website
Blindfoldking. In December he plans to break the world record for blindfold simul in Prague.
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