Chinese server Tom.com is planning a 'Blind Go' performance by one of the top amateur players Bao Yun 6 dan. It was reported that top professional player Mok Jinseok 9p had played blind Go on Korean TV program but could only last for 121 moves. Bao Yun is said to be to able to finish complete games, even with a lot of ko fightings and dame moves.
Here is a game record published on Tom.com. Bao Yun's opponent is said to be the top UK player Matthew Macfadyen. I am not sure if this is true. Bao Yun (white) won by resignation.
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(;GM[1]FF[4]RU[Japanese]SZ[19]GN[Blind Go]DT[2004-11-05]PC[Gothenburg]PB[Matthew Macfadyen]BR[6d]PW[Bao Yun]BR[6d]KM[0]HA[0]RE[W+R] ;B[oe];W[dp];B[oq];W[dc];B[fq];W[ip];B[fo];W[cn];B[in];W[lp];B[ln];W[hq];B[fm];W[dq] ;B[pk];W[qp];B[qn];W[po];B[oo];W[pn];B[qm];W[on];B[no];W[nn];B[mo];W[pq];B[or];W[nk] ;B[mm];W[ol];B[pi];W[qd];B[pc];W[pl];B[ql];W[qg];B[qc];W[qj];B[qk];W[qi];B[ok];W[ml] ;B[gq];W[gn];B[dm];W[jn];B[jm];W[km];B[jo];W[kn];B[ko];W[kl];B[lo];W[io];B[im];W[kq] ;B[lr];W[kr];B[kk];W[jk];B[lq];W[gp];B[fp];W[go];B[do];W[co];B[ll];W[lk];B[kj];W[lm] ;B[jl];W[ll];B[kp];W[fn];B[en];W[gm];B[fl];W[ik];B[ph];W[gk];B[pg];W[ej];B[cm];W[cj] ;B[dr];W[cr];B[er];W[bq];B[gr];W[qf];B[rd];W[re];B[pd];W[qe];B[sc];W[qh];B[gd] (;W[id];B[dd];W[cd];B[cc];W[ce];B[ec];W[db];B[de];W[eb];B[cf];W[bc];B[bd];W[be] ;B[bf];W[ad];B[eg];W[fc];B[fk];W[fj];B[gj];W[hk];B[gi];W[fh];B[di];W[eh];B[dj];W[dh] ;B[ci];W[ch];B[bi];W[bh];B[gf];W[if];B[hg];W[gh];B[ic];W[jc];B[hc];W[kd];B[lc];W[jb] ;B[ig];W[kg];B[jg];W[ii];B[hd];W[ld];B[mc];W[jf];B[kh];W[lg];B[lh];W[mg];B[ie];W[je] ;B[jd];W[kc];B[ji];W[ih];B[jh];W[mh];B[mi];W[ni];B[lj];W[mj];B[li];W[hf];B[gg];W[ee] ;B[fe];W[ed];B[he];W[ef];B[ib];W[ng])
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I saw blind-Go in one of
I saw blind-Go in one of Go-World magazines. It was the game between two 9-dan players. They played about 100 moves only. The commentary was funny: " There is almost no difference for professionals how to play. They can easily continue this game". We call it "Japanese style" :)
Bao Yun played another blind
Bao Yun played another blind Go game against a 7-dan players on Chinese Tom.com's server. He lost by resignation after 225 moves. Still quite an accomplishment considering the fact that his opponent tactically played a rare opening and there was difficult ko fighting in mid-game.
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(;SZ[19]EV[blind Go performance by Bao Yun on Tom.com]DT[2005-04-29]PC[TOM Go]PB[TOM 7 dan]PW[Bao Yun]KM[7.5]RE[B+R];B[pd];W[dp];B[cq];W[dq];B[cp];W[co] ;B[bo];W[cn];B[bn];W[cm];B[dr];W[er];B[cr];W[fq];B[eo];W[do];B[hq];W[kp];B[ho] ;W[pp];B[nq];W[no];B[qq];W[pq];B[qp];W[qo];B[pr];W[or];B[qr];W[oq];B[ro];W[qn] ;B[rn];W[qm];B[kr];W[ip];B[jq];W[hp];B[jp];W[io];B[jo];W[in];B[jn];W[jm];B[km] ;W[kl];B[gp];W[im];B[gq];W[fm];B[lm];W[ll];B[nm];W[ml];B[mm];W[lo];B[nl];W[lq] ;B[nr];W[np];B[os];W[oo];B[pl];W[lr];B[ln];W[nk];B[ok];W[nj];B[pi];W[nh];B[dd] ;W[pg];B[og];W[ph];B[oh];W[oi];B[pf];W[qf];B[of];W[qi];B[pj];W[re];B[qe];W[rg] ;B[rd];W[qj];B[oj];W[ni];B[rk];W[qk];B[ql];W[rm];B[rl];W[sm];B[sf];W[rp];B[jd] ;W[rf];B[qh];W[qg];B[nc];W[sd];B[se];W[cf];B[fd];W[fg];B[bd];W[lc];B[jc];W[le] ;B[jf];W[rh];B[rj];W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[oc];W[rc];B[sc];W[sb];B[sd];W[ra];B[lg] ;W[ne];B[mf];W[kg];B[kf];W[mg];B[ng];W[ee];B[ed];W[ih];B[mh];W[li];B[ch];W[di] ;B[ci];W[cj];B[dh];W[ei];B[bj];W[ck];B[df];W[de];B[eh];W[fh];B[ef];W[fe];B[ff] ;W[ge];B[gf];W[cd];B[cc];W[be];B[ce];W[ko];B[kn];W[cd];B[rq];W[sr];B[ce];W[od] ;B[nd];W[cd];B[sp];W[sn];B[ce];W[oe];B[me];W[cd];B[ps];W[rs];B[ce];W[sg];B[pe] ;W[cd];B[rr];W[so];B[ce];W[ri];B[si];W[cd];B[mo];W[mp];B[ce];W[om];B[pm];W[cd] ;B[pn];W[po];B[ce];W[on];B[ol];W[cd];B[kq];W[mn];B[ce];W[iq];B[ir];W[cd];B[ls] ;W[ms];B[ce];W[gr];B[hr];W[cd];B[ks];W[mr];B[ce];W[ob];B[nb];W[cd];B[nn];W[hf] ;B[ce];W[eg];B[dg];W[cd];B[hg];W[ce];B[he];W[bc];B[bb];W[ad];B[ns])
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