US Chessmaster Beats 10 Jail Inmates–Blindfolded

You see, it has to do with a Halloween costume.

A stubbly Timur Gareyev was still wearing his Halloween costume from the night before when he found himself blindfolded inside the Cook County Jail Friday morning…

He came to the jail at Korenman’s invitation and said it was a good warm-up for his world record try.

“Events like this, several times a month, are an amazing workout for my mind,” he said.

Gareyev showed up Friday, after leaving a Halloween party in New York and immediately hopping on a airplane. He said he napped only an hour on the plane. He was still wearing a costume — that brought to mind a Russian villager. Gareyev wasn’t sure of the costume’s origin.

By: Mr.sardonacus