Oh! That's never happened to me. So what did "the soul of chess" look like?
Very hard to describe... It's more of a feeling than a visual phenomenon... An "orgasm" of the mind that quickly disperses in a warm pleasurable wave throughout your body... I refer to it as "Siduri's Kiss" as Siduri was the original goddess of wisdom, alcohol and merry making... and I experienced this revelation (wisdom), while rapidly drinking beer (alcohol) and playing a game of chess (merry making); although I admit there may well be a better name for it than "Siduri's kiss"... I am not too concerned with the name... I am far more interested in if others have achieved this state and how exactly I can achieve it again! If any of you have experienced this transcendent chess state before, please let me know how you achieved it... I am open minded and willing to try almost anything to get back, however briefly, into that world...
Have you ever tried playing chess on modafinil?
Long story short, no kiss was forthcoming... I got stood up :(