Тимур Гареев

dedicated participation of players willing to see it through. In many cases this required help to share the burden. 92-year-old Luciano certainly had the desire and enthusiasm to play it until the end, but not the stamina, and eventually the torch was carried also by Albert Silver, and at the end by Priyadarshan Banjan. This was not an isolated case, and what really mattered was that the games were finished properly and with dignity so that Timur’s superhuman effort was not tainted by insincere play. Finally, after nearly 20 hours, Timur Gareyev finished the display with 35 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses, successfully completing his world record attempt with 80% over 48 boards. The self-monikered “Blindfold King” had earned his name: long live the king. photo by Lennart Timur Gareyev during his World Record setting 48-board Blindfold Chess Simul