Originally posted by SirLoseALotyeah-i know the feeling...i usually listen to maiden, metallica, slayer, goldfinger etc while i'm playing chess, and my favourite players are karpov and capablanca...😏
When playing chess,I usually listen to Manowar or Saxon.
Favorite chessplayers are: Tal,Fischer,Petrosian,Korchnoi,J.Polgar,Timman.
Does this mean anything,or am I just weird 🙄
Originally posted by StarValleyWyThat's a wrong perception I think. Look at my statistics:
I was afraid of that. If i'm not mistaken, from looking at most of your games, you seem to prefer black??
White: won 175, drawn 16, lost 27, Played 218 score 84%
Black: won 185, drawn 21, lost 37, Played 243 score 80%
Total: won 360, drawn 37, Lost 64, Played 461 score 82%
It is only an indication, because this includes many unrated games (some private), and many practice games (often ended=resigned by either player regardless of the position).
Gil.
Originally posted by royalchickenWhat if you're almost totally eclectic?
I'd be curious to know whether people's stylistic preferences in each of these arts were related, and how. I'm thinking that strategic, positional players are attracted to harmony and understand music in these terms, and a more tactical player would understand music in melodic/rhythmic terms. For example, this system would have Steinitz being a Cho ...[text shortened]... What do y'all think? Give some preferences in each area, to see if there is some relationship.
Olav
Originally posted by sintubinGil,
[b]That's a wrong perception I think.
You are right. I was subconsciously projecting my own preference for playing black. In my 37 games, (36 rated) I have played black 27 times and white only 10 times. In studying your (and other) games, i have been seeking out the "black" victories and devoting time to them. I wasn't even aware of that until your above post. No wonder I am only 50% playing white! Mike