Where's the Chessboard?! The Blindfold Trainer is designed to improve your chess skills by challenging your ability to visualize the board purely in your mind. In this mode, you are shown the pieces and their respective squares, without ever seeing the board. Your task is to mentally reconstruct the board and determine the best move that wins for the side shown. Most, if not all, of the puzzles are mate in one.
Blindfold chess is a powerful training tool that forces you to rely entirely on your mental visualization. By not displaying the board, you're challenged to build a clear mental image of the position, which can lead to significant improvements in your calculation abilities. This kind of practice strengthens your cognitive skills, making you more adept at visualizing complex variations.
If you find these exercises too difficult, you can reveal a blank chessboard to aid in your visualization but we recommend attempting the puzzles completely blind. The more you practice, the better you'll get!