Can playing caro-kann tell something about myself?

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TurtleLearnChess

I just learn some basic moves of caro-kann defence.
And I often play it with black nowadays.
Even I didn't make many good results with it.
But I quite feel comfortable and having a chance to fight in the games.
Does feeling comfortable with caro-kann tell something about me?
Like I may be a positional player or others.
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Others about me now:
- I feel the same with Scandinavian defence Qd6.
And I think it's quite a little passive.
- My tactics are quite weak. (May be the same with other areas)
- I play 1.e4 now, and hope to improve my tactics.
- I don't feel anything bad or too difficulty about 1.e4 (in my level)
- I ask this question because It may help me in studying chess.
Thank you for any advice.

MisterOakwood

It is normal to develop comfort in playing some openings, and also developing discomfort facing certain openings as we get better at chess - And we need to adjust our opening repertoires to avoid playing / facing opeinings we feel discomfort in playing.

I think that all you need to think about is how you can get games where you understand the core ideas. A lot of people like to say that they are either positional, aggressive and so on. And they usually build an opening repertoire around the playstyle they give themselves.

I think that this is a mistake. I think most people should simply ask themselves what openings THEY believe gives them the best practical chances to win a game. Sometimes the result may give you an aggressive defence against e4, while it may give you a super positional opening against d4. I dont think this is something that the average player should fear.

TurtleLearnChess
MisterOakwood wrote:

It is normal to develop comfort in playing some openings, and also developing discomfort facing certain openings as we get better at chess - And we need to adjust our opening repertoires to avoid playing / facing opeinings we feel discomfort in playing.

I think that all you need to think about is how you can get games where you understand the core ideas. A lot of people like to say that they are either positional, aggressive and so on. And they usually build an opening repertoire around the playstyle they give themselves.

I think that this is a mistake. I think most people should simply ask themselves what openings THEY believe gives them the best practical chances to win a game. Sometimes the result may give you an aggressive defence against e4, while it may give you a super positional opening against d4. I dont think this is something that the average player should fear.

Thank you very much. MisterOakwood.
You give me the point.