When I took the chess beginner course from Hadley, I received my very own chess set for free!
Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com > On Apr 1, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Arianna Sepulveda <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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) <[email protected]> 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 (#122029): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/122029 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/72705263/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
