Alexander Alekhine vs Elbert Addison Wagner (1933)

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Alexander Alekhine vs Elbert Addison Wagner
Blindfold simul, 32b (1933) (blindfold), World's Fair, Chicago, IL USA, Jul-16
Horwitz Defense: General (A40) · 1-0

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Sep-25-10		GrahamClayton: One of 32 games played simultaneously blindfold by Alekhine at the 'Century of Progress' Exhibition at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago. The organising committee of the chess section of the exhibition offered Alekhine $1,000 to beat Georges Koltanowski's record of 30 games. The exhibition was conducted on the 16th of July, starting at 10.00 am and finishing just after midnight on the following morning. Alekhine finished with a score of +19, =9, -4. In an interview with Isaac Kashdan from the September 1933 issue of "Chess Review", Alekhine said that: "I found less difficulty in playing 32 games than I had anticipated, considering that it was my first performance on such a scale in six years. But I would have no fear in tackling 35 and possibly up to 40. I can carry that many games in my mind, but every additional game means more time, and the element of fatigue enters. It might be an idea to devote two days to such an exhibition. I would of course agree not to look at a chess board at any time until the performance was over. Under those conditions, I am confident I could carry on 40 games blindfolded and would not set the limit even there." Source: Eliot Hearst, John Knott "Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records and Important Games", McFarland Publishing, 2008.

Oct-28-15		TheFocus: From a simultaneous blindfold exhibition in Chicago, Illinois at the World's Fair on July 16, 1933. This was for the World Record. Alekhine scored +19=9-4. See <American Chess Bulletin 1933>, pg. 106.

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