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One thing I'd be interested to learn is, how much of what makes the difference between an above average chess player and a Master or a Grandmaster can be tied t
by pawn 9y ago
One thing I'd be interested to learn is, how much of what makes the difference between an above average chess player and a Master or a Grandmaster can be tied to better decision making after looking 3 or 5 moves ahead, and how much is the Master/Grandmaster's ability to look 10+ moves ahead?
- quantdev 9y agoThe looking 10 or even just 5 moves ahead thing is overstated and this is not actually how it works most of the time. Most GMs only calculate that far in the endgame. Before that, often looking 2 or 3 moves ahead is sufficient based on strategic elements or opening theory (which can't easily be understood by 'looking moves ahead'; they're things like, "this pawn is passed" or "my light squares will become very weak" which are can be substitutes for looking 30+ moves ahead). Often positions resemble historic or previous games, so pattern recognition here and the themes (e.g., "this particular structure will make it easier to get my rook on the 7th rank at some point") of the old game are important. In fact, Capablanca, a former World Champion and endgame expert has a famous quote claiming to only look 1 move ahead.
- xxxdarrenxxx 9y agoIt depends on how complex this is. If they played million chess games and saw so many moves then their brain linking memories is relatively trivial. This is in fact how computers do it. Whats more interesting is how the moves came to be. How did one evaluate somewhere wothout reference evaluate a move or set of moves. How does one "see" before calculating (checking for sensible conclusions). More off these mysteries are found in the arts, since logic is common ground for the ration human mind and a computer. Emotions however are not.