Oddbean new post about login | logout I think one of the reasons I struggle with chess is that I work so hard to think about what I’m trying to do that I fail to really look at what my opponent is trying to do. I can barely contemplate my own moves going forward let alone theirs.
@30700d9a My ex, who played jazz among other things, liked to read books about chess strategies before going to bed. And it seemed to me at the time like there’s a similarity between the two disciplines, in terms of immersing enough to become fluent in sequences which one can then draw on as needed.