How do people play themselves at Chess?

Question

I see it in media a lot. How on earth do you play yourself ?

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Answer 1

If you play chess frequently, it is pretty normal.

In order to be a good chess player, you cannot play “one sided chess” – this is what beginners and poor players do. “one sided chess” is only thinking about what moves you intend to make and seeing the chess game only from your point of view.

The better players anticipate what they’re opponents will do (their best moves and alternatives) and think about how they can respond. This is essentially thinking on “both sides” of the board.

Playing by yourself is therefore just making the moves for both sides – which is what the better players do mentally anyway.