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I think they're different styles of play. It's one thing to study calculations that only an engine can do, but it's another to study tactics to play against humans. Most importantly, there's no point in understanding theory; you need to put that theory into practice, that is, on the board. This was the case with the greatest pick-up chess player, Michael de la Maza: chess.com/article/view/the-michael-de-la-maza-story. When he realized that as an adult, it's no use reading and understanding complex theories because he couldn't make them work on the board when playing, he changed his training and truly became better at the board.

I think they're different styles of play. It's one thing to study calculations that only an engine can do, but it's another to study tactics to play against humans. Most importantly, there's no point in understanding theory; you need to put that theory into practice, that is, on the board. This was the case with the greatest pick-up chess player, Michael de la Maza: chess.com/article/view/the-michael-de-la-maza-story. When he realized that as an adult, it's no use reading and understanding complex theories because he couldn't make them work on the board when playing, he changed his training and truly became better at the board.