Timeline for I read that Mikhail Tal claimed to have been able to see 50 variations ahead in a game. Any thoughts on this possibility?
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| May 8, 2020 at 13:02 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @bof I don't know what "variations ahead" mean either, so I went with the only reasonably interpretation I could come up with. What else does someone "see ahead" in chess other than moves? | |
| May 7, 2020 at 22:27 | comment | added | bof | The OP did not say "50 moves ahead". He said "50 variations ahead". I don't know what that even means. I wonder if OP is quoting (or translating) Tal accurately. | |
| May 7, 2020 at 20:17 | history | answered | Nuclear Hoagie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |