eli5: How can professional chess player, play chess without seeing the board and the pieces?

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As described in the title, how can even some professional player can play chess without seeing the board and play it with several against several players at the same time… is this a gift (that he or she has very high IQ, so he can describe chess movement in his imagination), or is it something that even normal people can learn?

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The average person could play a game of noughts and crosses in their mind without drawing it out. It’s the same process, just more complicated, aided by years of practice and study.

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