Blindfold Chess Podcast

Cassidy Noble

A bi-weekly look into a chess game between 20-25 moves. The goal is to help players work on their visualization by examining games of the Masters. 

  1. DEC 13

    S3 E26 Arjun Erigaisi v S. Azarov (2023)

    This week, we are looking at another Indian prodigy. Someone who has not made it to the Candidates tournament yet, but he is knocking on the door with Olympiad victories, consistent wins against current and former world champions, and someone who was on a World Rapid Championship team that took home gold - Arjun Erigasi.  -- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. e4 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Bg5 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bh6 Be7 12. O-O-O c5 13. Re1 b4 14. Nb1 Nc6 15. Rxe6 Nxd4 16. Re1 Ne5 17. Ne2 Bf5 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 20. c3 Kf7 21. f4 Ng4 22. Qxd5+ Kg6 23. Qxf5+ 1-0 — https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2553668 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Erigaisi http://cassidynoble.com/

    20 min

  2. NOV 29

    S3 E25 Xie Jun v J. Eslon (1997)

    This week, we are looking at the president of the Chinese Chess Federation, someone who played Chinese Chess before pivoting to Western Chess at the age of 10, a Women’s World Champion, the first Asian Woman to earn the Grandmaster title, and someone who has influenced millions of people to start playing the game - Xie Jun.  -- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne4  8. Qe2 Bf5 9. Be3 Qc8 10. Nd4 Bc5 11. f3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Ng5 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. g4  Bg6 15. f4 f5 16. exf6 O-O 17. f5 Re8 18. fxg6 gxf6 19. gxh7+ Kg7 20. Qf2 Kxh7  21. Be3 Ng7 22. Qf4 Re5 23. Ne4 Qe6 24. Nxf6+ 1-0 -- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2505563 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xie_Jun  https://cassidynoble.com/

    23 min

  3. NOV 15

    S3 E24 Emanuel Lasker v J. Wahltuch (1898)

    This week, we are looking at the longest reigning world champion in the history of the game. The 2nd World Champion, aiding in the handoff process from former to new champion, and a prolific author in not only chess, but also mathematics and philosophy - Emanuel Lasker.  ---- 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 Ne7 8. O-O Nd7 9. Bb3 Nd5 10. d4 f6 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qa6 15. fxe5 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bg4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bf7+ Kxf7 19. Nh4+ Ke8 20. Qxg4 hxg5 21. Qe6+ Be7 22. Nf5 Nc8 23. Rad1 1-0 --- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1075869  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker  http://cassidynoble.com/

    24 min

  4. NOV 1

    S3 E23 Anna Muzychuk v M. Zhorzholiani (2009)

    One of the strongest playing women players in the history of the game, a gold medal Olympiad winner, a World Rapid Champion, a World Blitz Champion, a World Champion runner-up, and being willing to sacrifice her titles to make a point to make a change in the World - Anna Muzychuk has made and continue to make a lasting impact on the chess world that many aspire to today. So that is all that we have for this week, tune in next time where we will continue to work on our blindfold skills and look at another game of the Masters!  —----------- 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 Bg7 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. Nf3 b5 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Qf4 b4 13. Bc4 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd5 f6 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. Qxf6 Rf8 18. Qg7 Bd7 19. Rhe1 O-O-O 20. Rxe5 1-0 -------------- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1573672 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Muzychuk http://cassidynoble.com/

    23 min

  5. OCT 18

    S3 E22 Vidit Gujrathi v V. Keymer (2023)

    This week, we are looking at another Indian superstar, an individual and team Olympiad medalist (and winner), a Candidates participant, a Fischer Random World Championship Quarterfinalist, a Biel Chess Festival winner, and a Grand Swiss winner - - Vidit Gujrathi.  --- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Ne5 Ne7 14.Rad1 Rc8 15. Rd3 Ne4 16. Bh4 Qc7 17. Rh3 Nf5 18. Bd3 Nxc3 19. Qh5 h6 20.Bf6 Be4 21. Bxg7 Bxd3 22. Bxh6 Be2 23. Qg5+ 1-0 — https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2569156  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidit_Gujrathi https://cassidynoble.com/

    23 min

  6. OCT 4

    S3 E21 L. Liem v Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2020)

    This week, we are looking at one of the youngest Grandmasters Masters in history, a European Rapid and Blitz champion, a World Blitz Champion, and a 3 time French Champion - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.  -- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B91) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. h3 b5 16. a3 Qb6 17. g4 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. g5 Rxc3 20. gxf6 Rb8 21. Nb3 Rxb3 22. cxb3 Qxe4+ 23. Ka1 Bxf6 24. Bg2 Nf3 25. Qe3 Qc2 0-1 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Vachier-Lagraven  https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2013739   http://cassidynoble.com/

    20 min

  7. SEP 20

    S3 E20 Puzzles

    Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode! It is puzzle time! These are some of my favorite episodes to record.  I will be giving you the location of each piece that is on the board, and I will give you a little time to consider the solution and solve the puzzle before I present the solution. I highly recommend attempting the puzzles on your own before listening to the solution.  This week, we will be looking at 3 different puzzles. I will give an easy one, a medium one, and a difficult one.  Puzzle number 1:  White has a King on f7 White has a Bishop on d4 White has a Bishop on f3 Black has a King on h6 You are playing white and it is white to move.  On to puzzle number 2!   It is white to move in this game and you are playing white.  White has a Rook on b3 White has a King on g2 White has a pawn on h2 Black has a pawn on g5  Black has a pawn on g4 Black has a pawn on h5 Black has a King on h4 Puzzle 3:  You are playing white and it is white to move. White has a Bishop on b4 White has a King on d3 White has a Rook on g8  Black has a Knight on d6 Black has a King on e5  Black has a Bishop on b2 http://cassidynoble.com/

    13 min

  8. SEP 6

    S3 E19 Carissa Yip v C. Shen (2017)

    This week we are looking at a rising star. A 3-time US Women’s Chess Champion, the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster, the youngest American woman in history to earn the International Master title - all before the age of 22 - Carissa Yip. — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 a6 9.Re1 Nf6 10.Nbxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Bg5 O-O-O 14.Rad1 Bd6 15.Bxa6 Bb4 16.c3 Bd6 17.h3 bxa6 18.Qxa6+ Kb8 19.c4 Bc5 20.Rd3 Ba4 21.Qxa4 Rxd4 22.Rb3+ Bb6 23.Be3 Rd6 24.c5 Rc6 25.Bf4 1-0 — https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2768625  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carissa_Yip http://cassidynoble.com/

    24 min
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A bi-weekly look into a chess game between 20-25 moves. The goal is to help players work on their visualization by examining games of the Masters. 

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  • Creator
    Cassidy Noble
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    82
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    Clean
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