10 April 2011

Two games a day in world's most unique chess tournament

Two games a day in world's most unique chess tournament: "The prestigious Melody Amber Chess Tournament is the world’s most unique tournament. The participants play two chess games a day against the same opponent. One game is a “rapid†game, the other “blindfold.†In a “rapid†game, the time control is set to 25 minutes for each player, with 30 second added to each player’s time control after a move is made. In the “blindfold†game, players compete under a “rapid†time control without a chess board. They are assisted with a computer screen of a chess board with no pieces on it. From there, the rest is in the player’s head. Under these conditions both types of games are exciting and full of ..."

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