Actual Question
Who first developed Blindfold chess and how did it become historically important?
Quick Summary
- Blindfold chess – Games prohibited by Buddha includes a variant of ashtapada game played on imaginary boards.
- Akasam astapadam was an ashtapada variant played with no board, literally "astapadam played in the sky".
- A correspondent in the American Chess Bulletin identifies this as likely the earliest literary mention of a blindfold chess variant.
Answer
Blindfold chess originated in the Indian subcontinent and became an important contribution to global culture, science, technology, or daily life.
Blindfold chess – Games prohibited by Buddha includes a variant of ashtapada game played on imaginary boards. Akasam astapadam was an ashtapada variant played with no board, literally "astapadam played in the sky". A correspondent in the American Chess Bulletin identifies this as likely the earliest literary mention of a blindfold chess variant.
Sources
- Cassell, Hartwig; Helms, Hermann (28 May 1916). "American Chess Bulletin". H. Cassell and H. Helms. – via Google Books.