Sunday, October 25, 2015

Chess Personality Test?

Chess.com has put up one of those (usually moronic) online 'tests' so that one can determine one's 'chess personality'.


For what it's worth, here's what I got:
Romantic
Romantics are full of good ideas. These ideas might be either positional or attacking, but they are always unusual and unique. The Romantic doesn't usually win by out-calculating his opponent, but rather finds some unexpected and unusual concept that his opponent didn't expect. Romantic players are very emotional and therefore can be very distraught when they lose, but their moodiness also means that when things are going well, they can be unstoppably brilliant.

Vassily Ivanchuk is a Romantic

Vassily Ivanchuk Vassily Ivanchuk (born 1969), the Ukrainian grandmaster, is a good example of a modern-day Romantic. A moody, brilliant genius, Ivanchuk is capable of beating anybody on the right day, but his results can be erratic. Ivanchuk's play is typified by its great humanity, and many call him one of the most talented players ever, ranking as high as #2 in the world at one point. Anand said of him: "You never know which mood he is going to be in. Some days he will treat you like his long-lost brother. The next day he ignores you completely. His playing style is unpredictable and highly original, making him more dangerous but sometimes leading to quick losses as well."
It went on to give me the following assessment:

It also recommended I play the Ruy Lopez as White and the Sicilian as Black, both of which used to be favorites of mine. (And still are, when the opponents play for the main line stuff, which is rare these days.)

Those of you who play me regularly can decide how accurate THIS was, and take it yourself if you so choose.

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