For 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 s

For 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