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Curious - how does the board look like in your head? Is it a specific 3d board? Or a 2d image of a board? Does it have colour, texture, etc? Does it always look
by kolinko 2y ago
Curious - how does the board look like in your head? Is it a specific 3d board? Or a 2d image of a board? Does it have colour, texture, etc? Does it always look the same?
As an aphant I always wondered how can people play chess by just mentioning moves and not get lost - it makes sense if they have a stable picture of their board in their head!
- somenameforme 2y agoFor me, it is not like a crystal clear image or anything. It's hazy, but clear enough to work with and think clearly. The image tends to be a sort of abstract snap shot of whatever I'm playing on. So over the board it tends to be in 3d, and online it tends to be in 2d. Colors tend to be muddier/darker versions of whatever scheme I happen to be playing/studying with. An interesting thing is that your eyes tend to move while navigating this board - an interesting sort of connection between the physical and mental even when it's entirely mental. I noticed when Magnus did his blindfold sim in Vienna [1] he'd often tilt his head in a certain direction for each board, so I imagine it was the same thing for him with him having them all kind of setup in his mind, and simply moving his head to look at each board in turn. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmzadHNSLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmzadHNSLs