Not really a chess term, but
Hippo comes to mind. 3 rank defense in the beginning, wild complications later on.
Or just any off beat counter-punch type opening where you don't make any aggressive moves until half way through the game (or more).
Passive aggressive
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I once heard it about Korchnoi.
Anaconda style - A slow positional chocking out of the opponent. It is passive aggressive.
In my opinion the term isn't very applicable as a way to describe how a person plays chess. Passive aggressive behavior as it applies to a chess player is another matter. Maybe the best example of it would be the way Fischer responded to the requirement he play Karpov to defend his WC title.
A few days ago someone posted his hatred for people who played the same openings repetitively. If you played that person and deliberately kept playing the same opening because you knew it annoyed him, that would be a passive aggressive way of responding to him.
Even longer ago someone posted their hatred for people who play French Defense. Deliberately playing French Defense against them might be considered passive aggressive if you knew it bugged them.
Refusing to resign an absolutely lost game might be considered passive aggressive.
passive-aggressiveadjectiveof or denoting a type of behavior or personality characterized by indirect resistance to the demands of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation, as in procrastinating, pouting, or misplacing important materials.
ChastityMoon wrote:
In my opinion the term isn't very applicable as a way to describe how a person plays chess. Passive aggressive behavior as it applies to a chess player is another matter. Maybe the best example of it would be the way Fischer responded to the requirement he play Karpov to defend his WC title.
A few days ago someone posted his hatred for people who played the same openings repetitively. If you played that person and deliberately kept playing the same opening because you knew it annoyed him, that would be a passive aggressive way of responding to him.
Even longer ago someone posted their hatred for people who play French Defense. Deliberately playing French Defense against them might be considered passive aggressive if you knew it bugged them.
Refusing to resign an absolutely lost game might be considered passive aggressive.
Lol it's funny you mention the thread regarding his hatred for the same opening over and over again. I just sorta blew him off as a troll but I learned what a stonewall and a colle was so that was cool
In terms of chess what does it mean to have a passive aggressive playing style? An example would be appreciated too if possible