Chess Grandmasters

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Parrish: Chess Grandmasters Play Their Initial Intuitive Move 99.9% of the Time
“The grandmasters have an instinctual move in their head. And 99.9% of the time that's the move they make. And then why do they take all this time before they make a turn? Well, because they're checking, they're verifying that their instinct is correct.”
Shane Parrish Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 1:18:57 Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
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Parrish: Herbert Simon found chess grandmasters intuit moves in seconds
“Herbert Simon did this study on chess grandmasters, and one of the things that he found was, like, Their intuition comes up with the move within a couple seconds, and then they spend the rest of the move, like, validating, is that the right move?”
Shane Parrish May 31, 2022 ▶ 27:32 Luke Burgis: The Power of Mimetic Desire

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