Chess For Blind People

The pieces have points or pegs atop one color of chessmen.

Chess for blind people.

Large table top chess set for the blind or those with low vision. In simultaneous blindfold play an intermediary usually relays the moves. 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. Large tabletop chess set comes with two slide open drawers that neatly hold all the playing pieces.

Chess for blind people our company is located in athens greece we ship worldwide using greek post or dhl in registered packages for questions and inquiries email us at. Chess for blind or visually impaired. Blindfold chess is a form of chess play wherein the players do not see the positions of the pieces and do not touch them. The selection of chess sets begins with our newest solid wood design in sheeshamwood and boxwood.

First of all the large 9 x 13 wooden board is beautifully hand painted with brightly contrasting colors for the black and white squares. Here s an elegant full sized completely tactile chess set for blind and visually impaired players and their sighted friends and families. This forces players to maintain a mental model of the positions of the pieces. When playing chess there is a rule that if you touch a piece on the board you have to move with it.

Now obviously this doesn t work for blind people as they have to feel the pieces and board but according to the official chess rules a piece in blind chess is considered as touched when it s being removed from it s position on the board. Moves are communicated via a recognized chess notation. The chess boards have raised and recessed squares. These chess sets are designed specially with easily differentiable squares and pieces.