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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 17 — Test 4

Timur Gareyev - blindfold chess champion: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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A Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at once.But that is not the hard part.While his challengers will play the games as normal, Gareyev himself will be blindfolded.Even by world record standards, it sets a high bar for human performance.The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of blindfold chess.He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles, and he gets his kicks from the adventure sport of BASE jumping.He has already proved himself a strong chess player, too.In a 10-hour chess marathon in 2013, Gareyev played 33 games in his head simultaneously.He won 29 and lost none.The skill has become his brand: he calls himself…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

    D Matching information

  2. 28

    an outline of what blindfold chess involves

    E Matching information

  3. 29

    a claim that Gareyev's skill is limited to chess

    F Matching information

  4. 30

    why Gareyev's skill is of interest to scientists

    B Matching information

  5. 31

    an outline of Gareyev's priorities

    H Matching information

  6. 32

    a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult

    E Matching information

  7. 33

    In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  8. 34

    Gareyev has won competitions in BASE jumping.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  9. 35

    UCLA is the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess players.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  10. 36

    Good chess players are likely to be able to play blindfold chess.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  11. 37

    memory Note completion

  12. 38

    numbers Note completion

  13. 39

    communication Note completion

  14. 40

    visual Note completion

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