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Calculating Tactics -- Don't Look

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:23 pm
by mhull
I was watching Hikaru Nakamura play blitz on a recording of his livestream. When calculating exchange tactics, he looks up at the ceiling, taking his eyes off the screen. Otherwise, he looks at the screen to evaluate the position. I've not seen any other live streamer do that, e.g. IM Rosen.

Re: Calculating Tactics -- Don't Look

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:02 pm
by gaard
mhull wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:23 pm I was watching Hikaru Nakamura play blitz on a recording of his livestream. When calculating exchange tactics, he looks up at the ceiling, taking his eyes off the screen. Otherwise, he looks at the screen to evaluate the position. I've not seen any other live streamer do that, e.g. IM Rosen.
Did you watch Queen's Gambit? Maybe he just popped a tranquilizer? Kidding :D Do you have a link to where you are picking up his livestream? I am out-of-the-loop.

Re: Calculating Tactics -- Don't Look

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:17 pm
by mhull
gaard wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:02 pm
mhull wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:23 pm I was watching Hikaru Nakamura play blitz on a recording of his livestream. When calculating exchange tactics, he looks up at the ceiling, taking his eyes off the screen. Otherwise, he looks at the screen to evaluate the position. I've not seen any other live streamer do that, e.g. IM Rosen.
Did you watch Queen's Gambit? Maybe he just popped a tranquilizer? Kidding :D Do you have a link to where you are picking up his livestream? I am out-of-the-loop.
This is from his youtube channel but it's a cut from a Twitch stream:


Twitch:
https://twitch.tv/gmhikaru

Re: Calculating Tactics -- Don't Look

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:16 am
by Ras
mhull wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:23 pmWhen calculating exchange tactics, he looks up at the ceiling, taking his eyes off the screen.
I guess this requires proficiency in blind chess - which super grandmasters of course have, but amateurs don't.