I play competitive chess, and I assure you most moves are made because of players proving in their minds that a move is objectively good.<p>The reasons for why the player may think the move is objectively good can vary, but they are almost always linked to rational considerations.  E.g. that the move increases their piece count, their control of center squares, their attacking opportunities, or is tactically necessary due to the position.<p>My point being that when grandmaster players play chess, they are just as interested in finding objectively right moves as a computer is.  Unless it&#x27;s speed chess it&#x27;s rarely a &quot;I suspect this might be good&quot; sort of thing.<p>(That said, many grandmasters do avoid lines of play they consider too dangerous.  World Champion Magnus Carlsen&#x27;s &quot;nettlesomeness&quot; - his willingness to force games into difficult positions - has been one explanation for why he beats other Grandmasters.)