Teaching chess to blind people
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Teaching chess to blind people
Hello. How can chess be taught to blind people?
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1. Tell them about the board (mentioning square colors optional) including algebraic coordinates. 2. Identify pieces and their movements and starting squares. 3. Explain checkmate as well as you can.
I now hand this off to the next person to add their advice. Hope your student(s) have a great chess life
I now hand this off to the next person to add their advice. Hope your student(s) have a great chess life
I float like a pawn island and sting like an ignored knight
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Please keep us informed. tyvm
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So only these elementary lessons are different from ordinary people?
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That is not a good choice of word. It would be better to refer to "sighted people".soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:52 amSo only these elementary lessons are different from ordinary people?
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I've changed my mind. Start with K v. K and gradually add the other chessmen. Piece out
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Oh, ok.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:00 amThat is not a good choice of word. It would be better to refer to "sighted people".soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:52 amSo only these elementary lessons are different from ordinary people?
The difference is just with the elementary lessons?
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With the right tools, does anything need to be different? In the UK at least, the visually handicapped players utilise touch sensitive pieces and boards, chess books translated to Braille and text to speech on software.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:42 am
The difference is just with the elementary lessons?
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Apologies, but advice and “notions” given on this thread are highly inaccurate.
I would strongly recommend the OP to contact the Braille Chess Association for further guidance:
http://www.braillechess.org.uk
Furthermore, the association will be able to support with resources, equipment and coaching facilities.
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Chris, you may not be aware that the OP is an Iranian living in his own country.Chris Ross wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:33 pmApologies, but advice and “notions” given on this thread are highly inaccurate.
I would strongly recommend the OP to contact the Braille Chess Association for further guidance:
http://www.braillechess.org.uk
Furthermore, the association will be able to support with resources, equipment and coaching facilities.
That may affect your advice.
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I haven’t offered any advice. I merely pointed out that the “advice” and “facts” previously expressed on this thread were highly inaccurate, yet alone inappropriate.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:38 pmChris, you may not be aware that the OP is an Iranian living in his own country.Chris Ross wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:33 pmApologies, but advice and “notions” given on this thread are highly inaccurate.
I would strongly recommend the OP to contact the Braille Chess Association for further guidance:
http://www.braillechess.org.uk
Furthermore, the association will be able to support with resources, equipment and coaching facilities.
That may affect your advice.
Despite the geographical location of the OP, the BCA will be more than prepared to offer guidance and support in regards to visually impaired chess players, regardless of their nationality. That is, after all, one of the principal objectives of the association.
Hence, why I signposted to their website as an initial resource.