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Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. He also set a record in 1960 for playing 56 consecutive blindfold games at ten seconds per move.
On July 16, 1934, in Chicago, Alekhine set the new world record by playing 32 blindfold games, [8] with 19 wins, 4 losses, and 9 draws. Edward Lasker was the referee for this event. Then the world record was set by George Koltanowski on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, who played 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded.
Several record-breaking exhibitions were held in 1932. [1] George Koltanowski played 160 boards simultaneously at Antwerp, with 135 wins, 18 draws, and 6 losses. [3] Koltanowski also holds the blindfold simultaneous record with 30 boards, winning 20 and drawing 10 with no losses.
A man being charged with killing two women, including his ex-girlfriend, was attacked in a New Mexico courtroom by one of the victim's family members. Alexander Ortiz, 21, appeared in Bernalillo ...
A 5-year-old child had to be disarmed by police after answering the front door holding a loaded handgun in Michigan. The child opened the front door carrying the armed weapon to a cadet who came ...
A vast and eccentric collection of everything from vintage Rolls-Royces to an entire house relocated from Syria, the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum is worth a trip into the deserts of Qatar.
World Champion Alexander Alekhine played a blindfold simultaneous exhibition on a record-setting 32 boards, winning 19, drawing 9, and losing 4. This broke the previous record of 30 simultaneous blindfold games set by George Koltanowski in Antwerp.
The girl scrawled the words “Help Me!” in red pen on a ripped piece of paper as she sat in a silver Nissan Sentra, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.