Questions tagged [aggressive-play]
Questions related to aggressive play
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Is there an engine (setting) that favours "reckless" moves?
How I'd define a "reckless" move is that a perfect chain of response moves will quickly put the engine at a disadvantage, but any slightly suboptimal response will make the engine win very ...
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What are variations that can explain why 1.c4 is often suggested as an alternative starting move for for aggressive players?
I've read that multiple times (see comments for example articles), and many top aggressive players have played it, among them world champion Kasparov and (potentially future world champion) Nepo.
I am ...
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Attacking as Black in the Caro-Kann
Is it possible to play the Caro-Kann aggressively/tactically as Black?
What are the attacking chances/ideas for black in the Caro-Kann? Or is it simply the wrong opening for that?
I found a few ...
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Is there an aggresive opening for black if white does not accept the Traxler's counterattack?
I want to play sharp, complicated Traxler games in bullet. To do this, I must play the Two Knights Defence. The problem is that rarely people go for the Fried Liver, and usually I play the Four ...
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Is the Four Pawns Attack against the Alekhine opening promising for White?
The latest version of Stockfish 12 thinks that the Four Pawns Attack is the most promising variation for White against the Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6, But it evaluated the position resulting from the ...
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Aggressive response to 1.d4? [duplicate]
As black, against 1.d4, which aggressive response do I have?
I looked at queen's gambit accepted, queen's gambit declined, king's Indian defence and the Slav defence. But all of this options appear to ...
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Are aggressive attacking and tactical playeing the same?
What's the difference? Both look same to me.
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Popularity of the Scotch Game
I was looking back at a game played between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen at the 2017 London Chess Classics in which Hikaru employed the Scotch game and played very creatively getting a winning ...
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How do you play the King's Indian Attack aggressively?
The King's Indian Attack (KIA) is my choice of opening. I choose this because more often I would prefer games where the actual clash between the sides is delayed (rather than outright in the opening). ...
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An aggressive counter for white vs Scandinavian Defense
My chess rating is somewhere between 400 and 500 and I have a lot of trouble countering the Scandinavian Defense. My first move is usually e4 but when my opponent uses the Scandinavian Defense (d5), I ...
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Gambits out of Nimzowitsch Defense
What are some aggressive gambits that White could use out of the Nimzowitsch Defense? 1. e4 Nc6 d4 d5
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What will be the best move in this position?
I am a lower rated (1200-1300) player, and I am quite hesitant while making sacrifices. In the current game I see that black's king is unprotected and a bishop sacrifice at f5 can open up an attack ...
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French defence vs Sicilian defence
I'm beginner chess player who like aggressive play. I often counter e4 with e6(french defence) or c5 (sicilian defence). But I still don't know what's detail pros and cons with these openings. Can ...
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Engine not necessarily playing strong but "attractive"
Does anyone know a chess engine that is not programmed to be as strong as
possible, but to play "attractive" chess ?
The program should have an aggressive style and play for mate attacks, even
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Which top player risks complicated positions? [closed]
Which current top player (at least 2600 ELO) does not avoid complicated positions
in important classic tournament games, even if they are risky ?
This is closely related to the question which player ...
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Current top player with most aggressive style?
Which current top player (at least ELO 2600) is the most aggressive and most
compromiseless player (of course only on the chess board :) ) ?
Beliavsky is a candidate for this topic, but I do not ...
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Gambit openings for black recommendation?
I recently started to learn chess, but I play mid to advanced Chinese chess. So to get the most out of transferable skills, I would like to avoid positional/pawn play, but prefer aggressive openings ...
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Is it true that women's style of play tend on average to be slightly more aggressive than men's style of play?
As we know, women chess is much more unpredictable than men’s. Women chess is also uncompromised and very entertaining. Men chess is more solid, pragmatic and conservative, and women game, on the ...
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Aggressive Attacking Lines for Black in the French Defence Exchange Variation
I have recently taken a liking to the French Defence as black because I enjoy the counter-attacking options that black has to undermine white's center in the Tarrasch, Advance, and 3. Nc3 variations. ...
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Looking for a good and non main line variation against the Sicilian
I am looking for a nice variation against the Sicilian, which is a little bit aggressive but mainly not part of the main line like Nf3, d4, b4 or c3 after e4 c5.
The thing is, I don't want to learn ...
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Looking for an aggressive opening for black vs 1. d4
I like the King's Gambit a lot, and even the Latvian Gambit as black (with dubious results), so my style is very aggressive openings with potentially sharp lines and hack n' slash type of tactical ...
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How do you judge a sacrifice?
I have been looking at several of Mikhail Tal's games recently, as they are exciting to analyze. Often Tal makes sacrifices in surprising positions, and almost always the computer finds that the ...
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The London System: Can it be broken?
I've faced the London System several times so far, and just don't know what strategy to adapt against it (I exclusively play Nf6 in response to 1.d4). I'm a highly tactical player, so I try following ...
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Systematic approach to learning opening/endgame theory?
Some relevant information: I've been playing chess for 4 years, and for 3 in tournaments, although I've only played in about 10 tournaments so far (3 big ones, like the Pan Ams and Chicago Open). My ...
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How to play the Albin Counter Gambit
The Albin Counter Gambit starts 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4, and there is a well known and beautiful trap with a pawn to knight promotion if white plays e3.
Recently players such as Morozevich and ...
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What are examples of very aggressive openings?
One of my favorite openings is the King's Gambit. It is extremely aggressive, and makes for a sharp tactical game without sacrificing too much material. It isn't played much at the highest level at ...