Eli5: how does a pro chess player see 10+moves ahead? What does that look like?
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The number of possible options is actually very small. It’s like the difference between a fill in the blank test and a multiple choice test. Especially if the answer to question 1 helps you to pick the answer to question 2. So for a chess master its like “well the only good moves are A, B, and C; if they pick D none of the above I’ll just win. But then if they pick A, B, or C, my next move should be A, B, or C: D none of the above means I lose.”
Then it gets one step easier. Often its the same answers for several questions, and the only real issue is the order. “Do I move my king to safety first, move my queen to the good attack square first, or start the exchange now?” Even if you do A or B first, you’ll still eventually pick C. So its not even 30 possible answers, its more like 15.
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