Do Grandmasters see mate in 12 in position?

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SallySimpson

or any strong player?, do they calculate 12 moves ahead? like inthi sposition below is it realistically posible to calculate 12 moves to mate?, if possible how can someone train to see 12 moves ahead?

MisterWindUpBird

Step one is puzzles. It won't be clear why at first. The point is patterns recur. You get to learn little bunches of moves that are like a set of knowledge in themselves. So once you see position x, you know, ok next I go... That's three or four moves that you aren't just inventing. You know the outcome. That's what 12 move forced mates are. 

tygxc

Yes, they even calculate 21 moves ahead.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1084375 
The black player Kotov even wrote a book 'Think Like a Grandmaster' about how to do it.

THE_OREO264173

it depends of how much time they have, if this position is reached in blitz, i think they wont be able to do it, but in rapid or classical, they would. some grandmasters are build different, they would do it in very little time but 2500s wont be able to

magipi
THE_OREO264173 wrote:

it depends of how much time they have

For example, it took you more than 3 years to come up with this answer. Grandmasters usually have a lot less time.

ChessEnthusiast48
It depends on the position. If it is all forced moves, any strong player will be able to calculate well. There are some positions that are difficult to calculate, especially those positions that give the player so many options to choose from. Another thing to consider is the correct evaluation of the resulting position. You maybe able to calculate but if your evaluation of the position is wrong, then your opponent might take advantage of it. So both calculation and correct evaluation are necessary.

In the position you have posted above, any strong player may notice the following: the black king is exposed to queen checks; the white king can become a powerful weapon; the black knight and bishop are exposed and not harmonious placed and cannot protect each other. Based on these factors, the strong player can keep checking the black king and may be able to deliver checkmate. However, it is not easy to do here since white has to be very precise with his moves. This is what I was talking about earlier (that there are so many check options for white to make here).