Chess For Blind

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

Chess for blind.

Each white playing piece has a tactile dot on top. Large tabletop chess set comes with two slide open drawers that neatly hold all the playing pieces. 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.

Black squares on. White pieces have bumps on top to differentiate against the black pieces. 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.

Large table top chess set for the blind or those with low vision. Playing pieces are shaped differently to aid in tactile identification. Play this tactile chess game. Instead of moving the pieces like normal the moves are communicated with chess notation.

Moves are communicated via a recognized chess notation. This forces players to maintain a mental model of the positions of the pieces. A peg on the bottom of each piece fits snugly into the board so they can be felt during game play. Product features wooden playing board with 32 plastic men.

The set has a number of features to make playing chess enjoyable. This set is designed specially for players who are blind or have very limited vision. 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. 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. 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. All the black squares are raised about 3 4 mm above the white squares. In the center of the squares are holes for pegs beneath each piece.

As required by the braille chess association these sets have the following characteristics. These chess sets are designed specially with easily differentiable squares and pieces. Specially created chess sets for blind and partially sighted chess players. In simultaneous blindfold play an intermediary usually relays the moves.