Blindfold king Timur Gareyev on tour

In 2016 Timur Gareyev wants to break the world record in blindfold play by taking up 47 opponents simultaneously. In March he played a 35 player blindfold simul in Santa Clara, California. Gareyev lost one game, drew two and won 32. As Gareyev believes that physical fitness and mental excellence go together he spun a stationary bike for over 9 hours during <a href="[Post:view_link]">the simul!</a>

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Chess.com on X: Happy 32nd birthday to Timur Gareyev! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂 The Uzbek-born American grandmaster is known as the blindfold king as he currently holds the Guinness Record for having played the most

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