What kind of game or playing style thwarts you?

I have noticed that I can be playing blitz well, within my rating that is, and then someone comes along with, perhaps a lower ELO, and yet they can run circles around me, as though they see through me, or there is just some peculiar dynamic; physics or psychology... An interaction of timing, geometries or some kind of resonance in how the neural patterns fire respectively between our brains, or an interplay of archetypes of our personalities or modalities of thinking,  not necessarily that the other player is stronger overall, or could even beat the players I can usually beat.

I'm sure the inverse is true.  Perhaps I can "see through" (without really trying) something about the style of another player and easily beat them, but they tend to play better against stronger players than me.

Is there any kind of game, opening, type of player, style, or modality of chess that tends to give you the roughest game or that you lose to the most?  And can you share it with us so we can beat you?

Maybe you should politely ask them not to do that, and get a faster clock.

I seem to have problems with closed positions such as found in the advance variations of the French and Caro Kann. I have found a way to overcome this.  I  look through databases for games in the variations I have problems with and play solitaire chess with those games.  This has improved my game somewhat. If someone finds me playing on this site I would be delighted if he would those variations against me so I would get additional  practice. 

Ah, the carrot and the stick.  Unless they're vegetarian, in which case you may want to try the carrot stick.

I just have to say I'm happy when people find more every-day uses for the word "thwart".  We need to bring this one back.

Interesting, so are you implying that the best way to beat you at chess is to thwart you?  I will keep that in mind, and study up on the technique, lest we find ourselves competing at chess in the future.

I know what you mean. I get sucker-punched with that one, and drunken queen too often before I realize I should have been more careful.  I'm not a strong player by chess.com standards, but when they start doing a pawn field march, I watch very carefully for everwhere they are opening themselves up, to get into the back rank or pick off pieces, and for the weakest pawn, and even consider sacrificing a piece to completely destroy their advance once they're past the point of no return and I seem to often (usually?) win by doing that.   I've found you have to be patient, but careful not to let them go too long without disrupting their assault.

Very annoying when someone beats me with a cheap shot I should "know better by now" how to avoid though.

Deal.  I've been needing a good thwarting every now and then.