How does a game of chess work between two top level players? Do they have to think like 25 moves ahead to find any sort of opening against the opponent?
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It’s more than number of moves ahead. It’s a series of if/then permutations, which quickly gets exponentially more complicated.
I can easily think 10 moves ahead… as long as the opponent does exactly the 5 moves I anticipate.
If the opponent does something unexpected (or even dumb) at any of those points, I have to recalibrate for the new situation and potentially generate a new plan.
Short answer: yes they do, but it’s way more complicated than simply thinking ahead. It’s a whole branching system of “if this, then that; if that, then this.”
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