how to be aggresive

Hey guys i really want to be an aggresive player that makes moves that force the oppisition to respond instead of me. my problem is that whenever i try to be agresive i end up losing most of the time. due to bad postion or being to far down piece wise. my question is how can i both play aggresively and still win the game?

well that wasnt very helpfull.

you just told turn ony my "swag" so no it was not very helpful

Control. Square control. Piece activity. No one mates; people only get mated. Seemingly insignificant positional factors can be the difference between equality and a crushing attack. 

Bottom line: Being aggressive is hard. Not being passive is easy :)

thanks cheessman

To be aggressive you must play conservative. To be conservative you must play aggressive. You may think I'm nuts, but try it. 

The key to mounting a successful attack is giving your opponents just enough rope to hang themselves with.

Maybe you should play aggressively, but not at the cost of ignoring your opponents threats

Hey a quote from mikhail tal. He is my favorite player

Fancy a game Mik? I'm in your range

My coach always told me to "stick and move". Don't overuse my jabbing pawns, and to look for knight hooks. Try to land a fork or two and smack a few pins in to the game as well.

stuzzicadenti wrote:

The boxer in the ring who is overly aggressive takes and gives punches but tires himself out. 

The smart boxer knows when to punch and when to dodge and when to counterattack. And the smart boxer is most consistent. 

That may be, but I'd rather watch Mke Tyson than Floyd Mayweather Jr any day of the week.

Temet nosce.

This is Latin for "know thyself."

If you are an apple, do not try to be an orange. If aggressive play isn't working for you, then swicth to something that does. Experiment, until you find the best combination of attack and defense that suits you.

Oh I know how to be aggresive. Go to there house and fight them

It's a very easy to be an agressive player. The key is not trying to be agressive but always looking for aggressive options. While waiting for your chance, you can build up your fortress slowly, improving its weakpoints and having the pieces poised for attacking.

If you want to play aggressive then should probably be looking at gambits and ways to sacrifice material to gain an initiative.  Even 'unsound' opening gambits can be quite potent at the amateur level and it's amazing how much compensation you can get if you 'accidentally' drop a pawn in the opening.

But, it's also true what the other posters are saying: you have to play according to the needs of the position.  Unjustified 'aggression' in a position that isn't right for it (i.e. a premature attack) can be very dangerous for you.

Apparently, one of the reasons Rashid Nezhmetdinov (one of the best attacking players of all time) never reached GM was because he was overly aggressive and tried to force complications in positions that weren't right for it.

i love mikhail tal he's my favorite chess player