But that's not what it's saying right? The quote says grandmasters and amateurs analyze the same number of moves. I mean it would kind of make more sense how you are interpreting it but is that actually what the quote is saying?
Im not sure where the misunderstanding is.
The article says better players calculate a similar amount of moves and your anecdote shows the better player calculating a lot less.
So yeah it rebuts but the idea that GMs analyze more moves but it doesnt agree with the article, right? I guess just in the sense that its not more.