How come GM's dislike it when they are asked how many moves they can see ahead?

Eo____ · 2010-04-25T15:09:44-07:00

Some GM's like to say that Chess is not about seeing moves ahead, it's about finding the best next move, but I don't believe that's an entirely honest answer. Of course they need to calculate at least a few moves ahead, otherwise how can they tell which move is best? d4 might loo

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