16 Dec '07 07:04>
I guess the two would sort of meld into the same playing style. Those sort of players are notorious for letting themselves be attacked, and coming back later if you overstretch yourself.
Originally posted by Pigface1thats a Tom rec for you 😀
"The optimist"
Will start the game with early attacks like fools mate or scholars mate, then will abandon positional or tactical play to lay traps in the hope that their opponent will fall for them, this method quickly gets destroyed once it is clear that the opponent is not taking the bait and has now a better position and better development, the traps ...[text shortened]... e realizes that his cunning brilliant rook sacrifice plan sadly does not actually exist.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexAre you related to Hans Kmoch?
I was thinking to myself, what are the different playing styles and what characterises them? Most would say there is just two styles - tactical and positional but I have come to the conclusion that there are, in fact, distinct sub groups which I will list here but would like anybody who thinks they know something I have missed to add to this topic. ...[text shortened]... are usually good defenders, but they tend to break down once the position becomes unbalanced.
Originally posted by Papyn Chasehere's another interesting link too, Vladimir Kramnik analyses and compares the styles of super grandmasters beginning from Steinitz to Kasparov.
I think this would be of interest. It lists the style of play of the World Champions and you might adopt one which appeals to your liking and build an opening repertoire suited to your style.
Edit: Oops. Here's the address:
http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/style.html
Originally posted by FabianFnasgood one...and the funny thing is that I very often had problems against such a player...as he also forces you to play faster...I ended up having some strategic problems, but in the end I tricked him with a small tactical shot...as you said he plays natural moves all the time and he does not calculate more than 2-3 moves deep...
[b]The intuition relyer: The one who always rely on his first thought. "If it feels good at first, it also is a good move (until otherwise demonstrated)" is his motto. He doesn't believe in theory, never reads books, he likes playing blitz, always impatient, never follow any opening, never thinks ahead in a number of moves. When he wins he says that he has skills, when he loses he says he was unlycky.[/b]