Chess For Blind

As required by the braille chess association these sets have the following characteristics.

Chess for blind.

In simultaneous blindfold play an intermediary usually relays the moves. Product features wooden playing board with 32 plastic men. This forces players to maintain a mental model of the positions of the pieces. Black squares on.

A peg on the bottom of each piece fits snugly into the board so they can be felt during game play. Specially created chess sets for blind and partially sighted chess players. Each white playing piece has a tactile dot on top. The chess boards have raised and recessed squares.

In the center of the squares are holes for pegs beneath each piece. Moves are communicated via a recognized chess notation. The united states blind chess association us bca has been around since the late nineteen sixties and is dedicated to encouraging and assisting in the promotion and advancement of correspondence and over the board chess among chess enthusiasts who are blind or visually impaired. How visually impaired play chess the chess board of 64 squares has the following modifications.

White pieces have bumps on top to differentiate against the black pieces. Blindfold chess is a form of chess play wherein the players do not see the positions of the pieces and do not touch them. Blindfold chess was considered miraculous for centuries but now there is greater recognition of people who can keep track of more than one simultaneous blindfolded game. Raised dark squares staunton design bottom dowells in the pieces to hold the pieces in place in their hole slight spikes in the dark pieces to designate the piece colour.

Instead of moving the pieces like normal the moves are communicated with chess notation. Playing pieces are shaped differently to aid in tactile identification. All the black squares are raised about 3 4 mm above the white squares. The 12 square wood chess board offers alternating depth squares to help with tactile identification of the square.

By feeling the squares the player is able to determine whether the square is a black or a white one. The pieces have points or pegs atop one color of chessmen. This set is designed specially for players who are blind or have very limited vision. Large table top chess set for the blind or those with low vision.

Chess for blind or visually impaired. Blindfold chess is precisely what it sounds like one or both of the players playing is either literally blindfolded or cannot see the board or pieces. The selection of chess sets begins with our newest solid wood design in sheeshamwood and boxwood. These chess sets are designed specially with easily differentiable squares and pieces.