What's your chess speciality?

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Avatar of The_Aggressive_Bee

It's really hard to be an expert or have a specialty untill you're rated about 1950.  So are you asking "What chess skill have you developed slightly more than others?"  If so, then my answer would be playing Vienna Game positions.

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to scottrf: i just edited beginner status out I was thinking of a different game besides not making the perfect moves diesn't lose games. However you're right it was innacuracy, but I didn't say expert I don't want any rude comments about a patzer considering himself a master ; SO DON'T START!

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King-hunting. ...  Ok joking aside, my specialty is probably combinatorial attacks; but I wouldn't consider myself quite strong enough to have a specialty (I do a bit of everything).

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The_Aggressive_Bee wrote:

It's really hard to be an expert or have a specialty untill you're rated about 1950.  So are you asking "What chess skill have you developed slightly more than others?"  If so, then my answer would be playing Vienna Game positions.

You are right, what I said was misleading and I apologize for it; that is what I meant.

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TaiKwanCheck wrote:

to scottrf: i just edited beginner status out I was thinking of a different game besides not making the perfect moves diesn't lose games. However you're right it was innacuracy, but I didn't say expert I don't want any rude comments about a patzer considering himself a master ; SO DON'T START!

Yeah sorry, wasn't trying to be rude, but just clarifying that calling yourself a specialist is a bit much. But I can see what you mean, it's your strongest area.

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Thank you. I heed your advice.

Avatar of chasm1995
TaiKwanCheck wrote:

I consider myself a bit of a specialist in the opening, (see my game archive for evidence) and although I don't memorize many [opnings] I have a complete and thorough knowledge of opening principles. This forum is for you to give and discuss your specialities. Don't be shy!

Your specialty is thinking you know a lot about chess when you don't.  When you realize how little you know, you will then improve.

Avatar of pavanshahm

my speciality is making dumb mistakes in the opening. 

Avatar of TheGreatOogieBoogie
chasm1995 wrote:
TaiKwanCheck wrote:

I consider myself a bit of a specialist in the opening, (see my game archive for evidence) and although I don't memorize many [opnings] I have a complete and thorough knowledge of opening principles. This forum is for you to give and discuss your specialities. Don't be shy!

Your specialty is thinking you know a lot about chess when you don't.  When you realize how little you know, you will then improve.

I think he means relative to his strength, which is the topic.  True specialists are at least class A players.  He already stated that he knows he's not a master.  I am over 1600 live on this site (1450 FIDE?) and like him care more about opening principles, but do memorize some openings. 

The opening and tactics are usually the easiest parts of chess to study, but most do it wrong.  Tactical exercises are like training wheels, you know there's a tactic and should look for it, then bash out according to piece and pawn placement from memory whereas in strategic exercises there can be a tactic, but you have to make the call yourself and do an assessment to find it, if it's even there.  Studying entire games with the pane turned off and noting imbalances helps too, and I've found many tactics (and missed others lol!) doing them.  A game has about 40 moves or so, and within those are countless variations, so that's potentially over 200 new positions to help you memorize the themes and strategies relating to their imbalances. 

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I do not think speciality is the right word, since it hints at a certain expertise.
If what you meant was 'what is the strongest part of your game', my answer would be probably endgames. Im not exceptional at them, but any time I spare to study chess is most often used on endgames.

Avatar of Puck021

Considering I just played my first couple chess games in a couple years...I would have to say losing. Pretty badly.

Avatar of Apsd1109

Losing, : P

If i do have an advantage, i make the final push in the end, where i can own. but that does not happen to often. so you can say i am really lucky : P 

Avatar of bean_Fischer

Openings don't need any specialty. just kidding. You see what I don't see.

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cardinal46 wrote:

Mine is to blunder every 28 games!

Now I know how to beat you!

Avatar of VULPES_VULPES

I think my "specialty" is calculation. I can think up to six moves ahead per line. And one line per minute.

So I guess my "specialty" is precision.

Avatar of FancyKnight

My specialty is unnecessary under promotions.

Avatar of DropYourRook

I start with e5 then Ke7. Works, they can't mate it.

Avatar of odisea777

I'm too much of a patzer to have a specialty; I've finally decided to focus on tactics as a starting place because you have to have them for everything else. Also working through "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Silman (slowly). Maybe I'll get a specialty some day. 

Avatar of azziralc

I'm a tactics player.

Avatar of winerkleiner

I'm into losing, Embarassed.