chess music

what music do you play chess by and why? i enjoy jazz and the jazz greats like Miles Coltrane Bird Rollings and the guitar great Jimi Hendrix rock and reggae are also very good

Kelly Clarkson, Lene Marlin, Sash! etc..

the strokes, when i can't hear it i know im thinking to much

Mostly Maiden and Dio.

AC/DC
(Hells Bells - for the end game)

Mostly "classical" from the Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic periods. Why? I'm a pianist, so I have a developed affinity for the music. I also find that it's more conducive to concentration than other musical styles. There is no other music as profound, in my opinion.

Wagner

The Violent Femmes, Electrocute, The Streets, and The Strokes.

Various rock groups (Nirvana, Alkaline Trio, Green Day (old Green Day), The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Weezer, The Offspring, The Bravery and a few others). And Weird Al.

I have been listening to Annihilator lately, sounds great while playing chess!

DJ Muggs and GZA, Grandmasters almost feels like cheating because the music is built around principles of chess strategy.

John Lee Hooker, Real Folk Blues Chess Records, Chicago