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Thinking three moves ahead, mostly so nobody else gets to.
means Plotting clever, often sneaky plans to get what you want, usually at someone's expense.
from From Greek skhema, a form or figure, via Latin schema. A scheme was once a neutral diagram or plan; centuries of villains gave it the side-eye it carries today.
Twin meaningIn Britain, a scheme can just mean a program.
Math cousinSchema still means a neutral structured outline.
Villain taxEnglish added the menace; the root stayed innocent.