The skill of being able to visualize better than your opponent is parbably the most important skill. But then there's also knowledge, right? Like, if i know the sicilian way way better than you, then i might just get such a good position that even if you're more skilled than me, you're still going to lose. Ah, maybe we could be even happier. I love chess, but i not even in the same universe as where you are. You're thinking of different chess boards ahead and they branch out like multiple time lines in the futureand they really are that you really are thinking about these counter factual time lines that are spreading outo the current moment. That