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kindaspongey

Feb 28, 2020

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#121

IMBacon wrote:

… We all have a style. For the vast majority of us its called "Blundering" and "Mistake Prone"

Not everyone goes with that terminology choice.

"... you must choose what openings you will be using. This choice depends on your taste and also on the character and style of your game. If you like to attack and you are not afraid of sacrificing and taking risks choose sharp gambit openings. If you prefer a quiet game, then there are relatively calm openings for you. ..." - Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Yuri Averbakh and Mikhail Beilin

IMKeto

Feb 28, 2020

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#122

kindaspongey wrote:

IMBacon wrote:

… We all have a style. For the vast majority of us its called "Blundering" and "Mistake Prone"

Not everyone goes with that terminology choice.

"... you must choose what openings you will be using. This choice depends on your taste and also on the character and style of your game. If you like to attack and you are not afraid of sacrificing and taking risks choose sharp gambit openings. If you prefer a quiet game, then there are relatively calm openings for you. ..." - Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Yuri Averbakh and Mikhail Beilin

kindaspongey

Feb 28, 2020

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#123

69AlphaMale109 wrote:

IMBacon wrote:

… We all have a style. For the vast majority of us its called "Blundering" and "Mistake Prone"

Hardly worth so much as calling a style.

You don't have to use the word if you don't want to. Does it make sense, to pester others about your word preference?

kindaspongey

Feb 28, 2020

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#124

69AlphaMale109 wrote:

kindaspongey wrote:

69AlphaMale109 wrote:

IMBacon wrote:

… We all have a style. For the vast majority of us its called "Blundering" and "Mistake Prone"

Hardly worth so much as calling a style.

You don't have to use the word if you don't want to. Does it make sense, to pester others about your word preference?

I don't do pestering.

Perhaps you have noticed some pestering going on from time to time in this sort of discussion?

Marie-AnneLiz

Feb 28, 2020

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#125

Conman89 a écrit :

I am taking the Gary Kasparov master class and he said in the intro it is very important to find out your style.

So i am trying to figure out what natural style I am.

I played several 5 min games today trying different styles (losing a great deal).

and I took this chess personality test a few times but wasn't extremely consistent with the results. I got the champion the first time then decided to try it again and got the natural then got the magician. took it one more time and got champion again.

I feel like for sure I am an attacking player (always like to be dictating the pace and when I am playing slow and positionaly I will blunder making bad sacrafices to create space) probably a little emotional and my intuition and calculation may be about even leaning toward the calculating side (dont get a chance to do this in blitz but it shows up in daily chess). I guess But how would you describe solid vs aggressive? Any tips on finding my style? i read all the descriptions and i the magician or the romantic fits me best.

I looked at one of your game and you missed some very basic forks...

You should analyse your games after playing and you will be shooked at what you didn't see that is obvious fr any level 1250 player.

Start there and play slower game like 15 min?

kindaspongey

Feb 28, 2020

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#126

69AlphaMale109 wrote:

Uhohspaghettio1 wrote:

… Everyone has a style. It may be a flawed style, it may be gone tomorrow, it may be based on lack of knowledge of other ways to play, but it's still a style. ...

In every sport, top athletes, trainers and players disagree with your opinion and outlook. Sorry to say.

"Building a repertoire ... The first step is to think about your personal style. Do you prefer open, tactical positions or closed, strategic positions? Does an attack on your king make you nervous, or are you happy so long as you have a counter-attack? Do you prefer main lines, or something slightly offbeat? ..." - GM John Nunn (1998)

Asparagusic_acids

Feb 28, 2020

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#127

IMBacon wrote:

Morphys-Revenge wrote:

No one has a style until you are rated much higher. You think you are attacking style now, because most lower rated players don't really understand positional chess, and at least when attacking (whether the right thing to do in the position) makes them feel active, like they are doing something.

Furthermore, if you really are an attacking player, focusing on the weakest part of your game can often times bring the most result. Most player are not propelled by their strongest Area, but are rather limited by their weakest link.

We all have a style. For the vast majority of us its called "Blundering" and "Mistake Prone"

My style is blundering in winning positions.

kindaspongey

Feb 28, 2020

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#128

“... The development of a chess player runs parallel with that of chess itself; a study of the history of playing methods therefore has great practical value. ... mostly it was the style of some outstanding individual which molded the thinking and style of play of his time. It is with the most famous of these trail-blazers that this book concerns itself. In the various chapters the chess player may perhaps be able to trace the evolution of his own play; he may be able to check which milestones of growth are already behind him, and see how many more remain to be passed before he reaches the final stage. How far he will get in the end one cannot say, but it is safe to say that each player has to start by grappling with somewhat naive problems in the style of the 16th and 17th centuries. ...” - The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe

Navid007

Jan 25, 2021

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#129

I think www.mychess.style is an interesting website for testing the style and as far as I found it is free,

I was Morphy :-)

arthur978

May 12, 2021

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#130

arthur978

I remember IM Danny Kopec telling me to study a book on Rubinsteins games and reading Pawn Power in Chess to curb my aggressive tendencies

arthur978

May 12, 2021

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#131

arthur978

When you choose your openings,remember, it ultimately comes down to chess strength!

Silman

nguy21

Apr 11, 2023

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#132

Jenium wrote:

I agree. You don't have style. And you surely cannot "try"different styles. Become a strong chess player and the style will find you.

What do you mean by strong? That is, when do i make the switch from general development to understanding my style and playing accordingly? How will i know if I've found my style?

Jenium

Apr 11, 2023

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#133

nguy21 wrote:

Jenium wrote:

I agree. You don't have style. And you surely cannot "try"different styles. Become a strong chess player and the style will find you.

What do you mean by strong? That is, when do i make the switch from general development to understanding my style and playing accordingly? How will i know if I've found my style?

I don't know, maybe 2000, maybe 2200? My point is that at beginner or club level "style" is usually just a euphemism for lack of knowledge or skill.

You will know that you have found your style, when other players write about your style. Until then I'd focus on winning.