Hi, Gary,
Chess can absolutely be learned if you're blind. It takes a special board and pieces, but these can be purchased from many sites that sell adaptive equipment and games for the blind. The board has squares you can feel; one color is raised, while the other is slightly depressed. I can't remember now which color is which, though. It's been quite a while since I've played. The pieces have little round pegs on the bottom, and the squares on the board have holes in the center for these pegs. The reason for this is so that a blind player can touch the pieces and not have them fall over while examining where each piece is in relation to others before beginning their next move. The pieces are also modified similarly to the board‘s squares; one color usually has a little dot on top which corresponds to the color of the raised squares on the board, i.e., pieces with dots are the same color as raised squares, and the other is either flat or has a little dent in the top, which corresponds to the color of the depressed squares on the board. I hope this helps, and I hope you have a fun time learning. Thanks, Ari > On Apr 1, 2020, at 12:44 PM, Gary Price(Gmail) <gazwpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone! > > I really hope this question is OK to ask on here. > > I've tried to check with the owner, but had absolutely no response back off > them. > > > Obviously due to this lockdown, everything is shut down, including where my > Dad works until further notice. > > > I go down to my parents for tea sometimes. > > A few days ago when I went over, my Brother Neil said to Dad want a game of > Chess? > > > When I said to Neil why can't you show me? He replied that Chess is mainly > visual. > > > So my question is is it possible to learn and play Chess if your totally > blind like myself? > > > Thanks very much, I look forward to hopefully some responses. > > I just hope I'm not going to get banned! > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#122024): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/122024 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/72705263/21656 Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
