Answers.Body: <p>It could be as simple as the relative popularity of playing blindfolded. In chess playing blindfolded goes very far back. There are reports of islamic scholars playing blindfolded chess of three games simultaneously more than a thousand years ago. In modern times blindfold exhibitions have been a staple of chess events. As records tend to be improved in small steps, maybe xiangqi just didn't have enough events of this type yet, to get to a similar number of games. </p>
  
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Body: <p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindfold_chess#21st_century_24-hour_blindfold_chess_records" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>,  Timur Gareyev played 48 opponents with a mask before his eyes and sitting on an exercise bike, resulting in 35 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses. On the other hand, the <a href="https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/a-new-blindfold-xiangqi-simul-record" rel="nofollow noreferrer">record for blindfold xiangqi</a> is only 26 opponents. It seems that it is extremely difficult to improve this record even by one game. </p>
  
  <p>I am wondering what makes the difference in the number of opponents? I do not think it is because xiangqi is more complicated than chess.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: @RewanDemontay, The current answer is surely helpful; but I am not sure if it is satisfactory enough and am still hoping for some other answers.
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Title: Blindfold game records of chess and xiangqi
ThreadText: # Blindfold game records of chess and xiangqi
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-04)
  
  According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindfold_chess#21st_century_24-hour_blindfold_chess_records), Timur Gareyev played 48 opponents with a mask before his eyes and sitting on an exercise bike, resulting in 35 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses. On the other hand, the [record for blindfold xiangqi](https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/a-new-blindfold-xiangqi-simul-record) is only 26 opponents. It seems that it is extremely difficult to improve this record even by one game.
  
  I am wondering what makes the difference in the number of opponents? I do not think it is because xiangqi is more complicated than chess.
  
  **Tags:** blindfold-chess, xiangqi
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: @RewanDemontay, The current answer is surely helpful; but I am not sure if it is satisfactory enough and am still hoping for some other answers.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-04. Score: 2
  
  It could be as simple as the relative popularity of playing blindfolded. In chess playing blindfolded goes very far back. There are reports of islamic scholars playing blindfolded chess of three games simultaneously more than a thousand years ago. In modern times blindfold exhibitions have been a staple of chess events. As records tend to be improved in small steps, maybe xiangqi just didn't have enough events of this type yet, to get to a similar number of games.
  
  
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