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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I’d just like to add, if you want to improve at chess and be able to play decently, you can get really far without being able to do those in depth calculation. Just knowing basic principals like control the center, get your king to safety, avoid moving a piece twice in the opening and various tactics like pins and forks will get you decently far with lots of practice. So even if some GMs can make these crazy calculations, don’t think it’s necessary for your average player.
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