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Questions tagged [style]

The style of players is how they play. The style of the opening is which players are suited best for it.

Players are aggressive, tactical, positional, passive, suicidal, ... The way they play defines their style. Openings can also be aggressive, tactical, positional, passive, suicidal, ... They are characterized by the lines which arise from them, and whether those offer aggressive, tactical, positional (and so on) chances.

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What is a good playstyle for players that are not good with deep calculations?

I have an opponent that knows nothing about formal chess stuff, no glossary, no openings, and so on... And yet that opponent destroys me every time with some DEEEEEP calculating, sometimes 20 minutes long for a single move in untimed chess... I am…
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Do different nationalities have "notably" different play styles?

In chess, noting the more common countries I've played (Indian Russia, Australia, France, US, China, Japan etc) I've noticed some similarities in their play style. Like how Japanese players, from what I've seen, play aggressive pawns; France and US…
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Why chess styles?

Before posting this question I went through a lot of Q&As on this list. https://chess.stackexchange.com/search?q=style But I still have this question without solid answers. Question: I know what a chess style is, and that different players can have…
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Do most amateur players play aggressively?

I am an amateur player and I play blitz games with players with ratings around 1500. My impression is, most of these players play very aggressively. I seldom see players who prefer a quiet, solid game, such as Karpov or Petrosian did. (Of course, I…
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What type of a chess player am I?

I'd like to know what sort of a chess player I am. Am I too much of an attacker, or a defender? Or maybe, a little bit of both? On the contrary, I enjoy attacking and deploying stealthy tactics but I'd like to know from you guys, what KIND of a…
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Have there been GMs playing consistently super-risky?

Three things I don't mean with super-risky: Tal was a risky player but he could calculate extremely well and had reasons to believe that if a refutation of his sacrifices exist, the opponent wouldn't find it (only today's engines). In a lost…
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Top-rated players in each style

Who are top-rated players (with 2600+ ELO) who are most notable in each of following styles? Aggressive Positional Calculating Technical Practical Intuitive
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