Do you prefer aggressive or defensive play?
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Sometimes I get so impatient to burst my attack on the opponent that I am willing to sacrifice every piece to get there. Then I have to remember that good chess is as much about having a strong defence as well as attack. Anyone else feels the compulsion to kill everything for fear of playing a stagnant game?
Perhaps, defensive
Mar 19, 2021
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#4
I play defensive while developing, i don't trade my pieces if i see no advantage like gaining any material or a better position or a tempo.
In middlegame i can play aggressive when necessary. I don't hesitate to make sacrifices for long term counterplay chances. Initiative is important.. I like to be the one in the driver seat 
I prefer playing well, whichever is the best option. playing passively isn't good. Only defending isn't good. It's about balance.
Mar 19, 2021
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#7
In hyperbullet I usually play defensively because it’s less time consuming. Because I’m playing on app only and I’m already at a disadvantage of not able to make multiple premoves that others can make on laptops. In live 960 I do play agreesively because playing aggressively is more fun than playing defensively.
I'm more of a methodical player. I like to build up my position so I can attack and not someone that gets into wild positions. Downside is that I miss making sacrifices to gain positional advantage.
I find that I'm better at getting myself out of a tough defensive position than I am at forcing an offensive position but my defensive position is the result of not getting a good position out of the opening and not something I strive for.
its more fun to be aggressive thats y i play gambits
