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The brain can be treated like a muscle that can atrophy in this regard. “Use it or lose it” is right, especially as you age.

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https://i.giphy.com/LpLd2NGvpaiys.webp

The_Picard_Maneuver,
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They’re freezing you out!

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Noooo =(

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It’s not the same as seeing it visually, but yeah I’d say it’s a mental “render”. Sort of like how having a song stuck in your head isn’t the same as actually hearing it.

You move the pieces around in your mental picture of the board to reassess what the potential position would look like.

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Do you have it? I’m just curious how someone would plan multiple moves ahead without an image of changes to the board in their head.

“Well, if I move the bishop here, then it’s pinning the knight to the king. Then I can capture over here, threatening a fork.” etc.

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It’s incredible how our brains can accomplish the same things in different ways.

It’s not like the average player can picture the full board state and play blindfolded chess like some GMs can, but I’d expect that it’s pretty normal to visualize pieces on potential spots for tactics.

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That’s fascinating. What about controlled squares? Like, visualizing the cross-shaped lines extending from a bishop? Or the asterisk-shaped lines extending from the queen?

In my head, I sort of “highlight” them like this:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/65148da6-72e9-4afa-abda-a6d017c5c33e.png

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It’s funny that you mention it, because while I would of course “know” a date, any time I read one I always visualize a calendar at the same time.

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Maybe so then. In my mind, “seeing” the line that’s not there would count as visualizing.

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This is why I’m always interested in talking to people about aphantasia. It’s like 2 people trying our best to describe colors to each other and wondering “are we talking about the same thing…?” the whole time.

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That last part is particularly interesting… So maybe it’s not just visual reasoning.

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Speaking of ADHD, I’ve been into chess lately and have found it to be a really good way to practice extending my focus and not taking mental shortcuts, like I’m prone to do.

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We need an O’Terminator to hunt down this woman and make her watch them.

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I do! Although I do think I prefer BG3’s turn-based combat vs real time w/ pause.

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Oh good! That’s awesome to hear. I think I might even own them from some bundle in steam, but I just haven’t gotten around to playing them.

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