Blindfold Chess Training

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Blindfold Chess Training – Opening Puzzles

Directions: Find the BEST move/reply for the following set of opening moves. Do not use a
chessboard but memorize and calculate all moves in your head.

10 Half Moves 11 Half Moves 12 Half Moves


1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Na5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5
4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Qh5+ g6 4. Qd4 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Qxg7 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxf3 6.
Bxf3 Qdx4
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 c5 4. 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4
Bc4 Qxd4 5. Nd5 Qxc4 4. h3 Ne3 5. fxe3 Qh4+ 6. g3 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 d5 6. Bxd5
c6
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6
4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Qe2 Ngf6 4. g3 Qg5 5. Nf3 Qxg3+ 6. hxg3 4. O-O Qxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.
Ng5+ Ke8
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
4. e4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Qxd4 4. b3 Qh4+ 5. g3 Qxg3+ 6. hxg3 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. Qd5
d6
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nd7 3. Bc4 g6 4. 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 e6 4. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4.
Nf3 Bg7 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 c4 c6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 d5

13 Half Moves 14 Half Moves 15 Half Moves


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bf4 g5 4. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Nxd4 Qe7 5. Nb5 Nxe4 6. Bg3 f4 5. e3 h5 6. Bd3 Rh6 7. 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.
Nxc7+ Kd8 7. Nxa8 Qxh5+ Rxh5 Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. Nxh8
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4.
4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 c4 7. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 fxe6 6. Qh5+ g6 b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
Qa4+ 7. Qxg6+ hxg6 7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8. c4
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Ne2 e5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 Nb4 4. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1
7. cxd5 Qxd4 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. Bxd5
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e6 3. dxe6
e5 Qd7 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bb5 Bxc3+ 4. e3 d4 5. exd4 Nxd4 6. Bc4 Bxe6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. d5
7. bxc3 Bg4 7. Ne5 Bxd1 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Bxd5 8. Qxd5
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7
exd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 f3 6. Qe1+ Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bxf6 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Bc3
Qxe1 7. Kxe1 Nxf6 7. Bd3 Bb4 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3
16 Half Moves 17 Half Moves 18 Half Moves
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 f6 4. 1. f4 e5 2. d3 exf4 3. Bxf4 Nc6 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4.
d4 Bd7 5. Nh4 fxe5 6. Qh5+ 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 e5 Qe7 5. Qe2 Ng8 6. Nf3 c5 7.
g6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qxg6+ 7. Bg5 Ng4 8. Bh4 Qxh4+ 9. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5 f6 9. exf6 Qxe2
Ke7 Nxh4
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4.
c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e4 g5 6. d4 g4 7. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7.
cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Ng5 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg3+ 9. O-O O-O 8. c4 Qf5 9. Nc3 Rd8
Qxd4 hxg3
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. e5 Nc6 4. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. d4 Bf5 6. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Qb6 6. Ne2 Bf5 Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7
Bb5 e6 7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Bd2 7. Nbc3 Nb4 8. f3 Bc2 9. Qd2 7. Be2 e6 8. Bh5 Qa5 9. Nxe6
Nge7 Nxh5
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
4. Nf3 e6 5. Qd3 dxe5 6. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. Nxe4 Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Qb6 7.
Nxe5 Qf6 7. Qg3 Nd7 8. Bg5 Nxe4 7. d3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe7 9. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. e5 dxe5
Qf5 dxe4
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4.
c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Qf3 b5 5. Bb3 b4 6. Na4 d5 7. Qb3 Qc8 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6
cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 d3 h6 8. Ne2 d4 9. Ng3 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Bxd5 Be6 9. Qxb7
Qxd4 Bxd5

19 Half Moves
1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6
Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. e4 g4 6.
Ng1 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 g3 8. Nc3
Qxh2 9. Rxh2 gxh2 10. Nf3
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5
4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3
Bc5+ 7. Kh1 Qf6 8. Qh5 Qg6
9. Qe5+ Be7 10. Qxh8
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4
Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Qf3 Be6
6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Bxe4 dxe4 8.
Qxe4 Bxe5 9. Qxb7 Bxd4 10.
Qxa8
1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. f4 e6
4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bd6 6. Ne5
Bxe5 7. Bxe5 Ng4 8. Bb2
Bxg2 9. Bxg2 Qh4+ 10. Kf1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 b5 3. Bxb5 Bb7
4. Bd3 f5 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. Qe2
c5 7. Ngf3 c4 8. Bxc4 fxe4 9.
Ng5 Qa5 10. c3

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