If both players knew the same amount and could see the same distance ahead, the games would usually be draws. A player wins exactly because he either knows more or can see farther ahead. No mystery or paradox there.
(p. 370)
Afterwards, Geller tried to offer my opponent some sympathy.
I overheard a dismayed Kholmov telling him that I had "seen
everything!" This game was particularly sweet because it was
my first win against a Russian in almost a dozen tries (since game
52)--and my first with Black since 1962 (Korchnoi at Curacao).
Fischer, Bobby. 1969. My 60 Memorable Games. New York: Simon and Schuster.
I had a game today. The game, actually, was not really my type, however, it led me to have some questions about chess. The questions might be verry common, however, I could not find a decent anwser, therefore Im posting here
How can I win if my opponent can see what I could do?
While playing I always think why Im moving a piece trying to do an attack 4 moves ahead if he should see what Im going to come up, and I dont really know how to solve this. This causes me to be verry undecisive before moving a piece. Is this normal?