I sure do wish that those courses were still available from Hadley. I took
both the beginner's and the advanced course when Bob Rathbun was the
instructor.
If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
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From: Sharon Hooley
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 12:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Can blind people learn Chess?
When I took the chess beginner course from Hadley, I received my very own
chess set for free!
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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!
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