#3 Ché Martin: Blind Chess, Visualisation + Overcoming Ego from Ono Another Chess Podcast

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#3 Ché Martin: Blind Chess, Visualisation + Overcoming Ego

1 hour 6 minutes Posted Oct 13, 2023 at 9:34 am.

) Why Ché thinks chess is similar to music + sex

) Ché's story of going blind + coming into chess (+ how The Queen's Gambit book ruined audio books for him)

) How to play chess when you're blind

) Ché's experiences in the chess scene in his small town

) Losing and how Ché + Ono throw chessboards across the room (jk)

) Why Ché care more about playing humans vs bots online (ego + pain)

) Chess improvement = confronting yourself with your weaknesses

) Why Ché tanked his rating on purpose during the Lichess 4545

) Ché + Ono answer: "Have you changed as a person because of chess?"

) Why Ché thinks it's better to solve puzzles OTB vs online (+ Ché's outstanding calculation abilities)

) The difference between reading books to finish them + reading books to actually learn

) What Blind Chess Superpowers does Ché have?

) What does Ché see inside his head when he visualises? (visualisation for blind + sighted people)

) Ono's experience with blindfold chess

) Ché's Visualisation Tips for Adult Improvers

) How your random chess skills can become comfort zones + hold you back (rook endgames)

) Ché's + Ono's views on Chess Improvement (books vs skills)

) Self-directed learning (for kids + Adult Improvers)

) What Ono taught Ché about annotating his thought process (+ why that's helpful)

) Why Ché likes to Get. Away. From. The. Board.

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Ono (⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠) talks to his friend + student Ché Martin about playing chess when you're blind, blindfold chess, visualisation exercises + overcoming your ego for chess improvement. Ché is an Emmy award winning Visual Effects artist who went blind in adulthood and has a unique perspective on chess improvement.

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Have you done any visualisation exercises?

You're invited to join the conversation on all things chess in the Zoom Hangout with Ono + Ché Martin + other Adult Improvers on Friday, October 20th @1800 UTC!

Sign up to ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TheOnoZone⁠⁠ (free trial available) and join us every other Friday to talk about all things chess + get other Patron-exclusive perks.

More info:

Random Skills of Adult Improvers (TheOnoZone) ⁠https://lichess.org/@/TheOnoZone/blog/the-random-skills-of-adult-improvers/ncQ7ik5E⁠

Invisible Chess Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/5087184-invisible-chess

Ono's Chess Coaching for Adult Improvers https://www.theonozone.com/coaching

Download Ono's Wordy Chess Book List for Adult Improvers (and really read them) https://www.theonozone.com/book-list

About Ché Martin:

Dark Squares Online Chess Club for blind chess players: contact Ché at [email protected] | www.blindadrenaline.com

Follow TheOnoZone:

Patreon ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠ | Lichess ⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠www.theonozone.com⁠⁠

On the ⁠⁠website⁠⁠, you can download a free ⁠⁠Study Plan Template⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠Wordy Chess Book List⁠⁠, find out more about Ono's ⁠⁠Adult Improver chess coaching⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠book a free trial lesson with Ono⁠⁠.

Thanks to my wife Yara for being the other half of TheOnoZone, Ché Martin for creating the legendary intro as well as being a great guest to interview, and Zach Shpizner for applying his audio engineering skills to this episode.

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