E9: Madjesoomalops

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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