Blindfold Chess #1
(20 questions)

There are only three rules for this exercise. First, and most importantly… NO BOARDS or chess visual aids! Second, when entering the move, you will simply denote moves by short algebraic (e.g., e4, c5, Nf3 etc.). If there is a piece capture, you will use a small "x" instead of any other symbol. Third and last, do not include any annotation symbols such as +, #. !! or !? after your entry or it will be counted as incorrect. There is no time limit for this exercise. Enjoy!

1. After the moves 1.f3 e5 2.Kf2 Nf6 3.Kg3 Nh5+ 4.Kg4 d5+ 5.Kxh5 what is black's best move here?

    

2. After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nbd2 d5 4.g3 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Bg2 What should black play here?

    

3. After the moves 1.d4 d6 2.c3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Bg4 4.d5 e6 what is white's best move?

    

4. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 dxc3 What should white play here?

    

5. After the moves 1.d4 c5 2.dxc5 e6 3.b4 a5 4.c3 axb4 5.cxb4 What should black play here?

    

6. After the moves 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 g5 5.h3 What should black play here?

    

7. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.d3 h6 5.Nc3 a6 What should white play here?

    

8. After the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 What should black play here?

    

9. After the moves 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6 4.d3 exd3 5.Bd3 Nc6 What should white play here?

    

10. After the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 b6 4.c3 Ba6 5.Bxa6 Nxa6 What should white play here?

    

11. After the moves 1.d4 c5 2.Nf3 cxd4 3.g3 e5 4.Nxe5 What should black play here?

    

12. After the moves 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Bg5 Nf6 6.d5 exf3 7.dxc6 fxg2 8.cxd7+ What should black play here?

    

13. After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e5 Nge7 5.Nc3 Ng6 6.Qe2 Nf4 7.Qe4 g5 8.g3 d5 9.exd6 What should black play here?

    

14. After the moves 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bb3 Bg4 6.Nf3 Nxd5 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.Ne5 Bxd1 What should white play here?

    

15. After the moves 1.d4 e5 2.d5 Bc5 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bd2 Ng4 7.Nh3 0-0 8.Ne2 Qh4 9.g3 what is black's best move here?

    

16. After the moves 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.h3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nd7 7.Bf4 Qa5+ 8.c3 What should black play here?

    

17. After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.O-O Ng4 9.h3 What should black play here?

    

18. After the moves 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Ne5 7.Bf4 Qe7 8.Ndb5 What should black play here?

    

19. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.f4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ng5+ What should black play here?

    

20. After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Qb3 cxd4 6.Qxb6 axb6 7.Bxb8 dxc3 8.Be5 What should black play here?