And, in times when I'm not quite up to playing Chess I watch Magnus Carlsen videos on YouTube, short summaries of blitz games he plays with opponents.

He's absolutely brilliant, and while I can follow along with his moves he finds himself much further along in the games than I do. 

My game, alas, is still very much a "horsey makes L" sort of style, which shows in my results, and probably I should dig out my chess board so I can follow along and play out his games - streamline my rather chaotic thinking into his very definitely organized mold. 

It's a little like a 3 year old watching Picasso paint on glass, then gathering up his/her art supplies to make their own painting...

Only the three year old is a lot further along than I am...

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