Attacking:

      Attacking players feel comfortable with the initiative. They want to be always attacking the opponent, and depending on whether they are, their strength may vary by quite a bit. Some attackers don't even have to be great calculators, but instead just have a natural understanding of how to conduct an attack.
      Attackers may have some difficulty against technical players, who often don't even give the attackers a chance to get started, and thus steer them into positions they aren't comfortable in. However if the attacking player ever manages to mix it up against the more technical types, the attacker stands a great chance of landing a knockout. Their games can be very entertaining as you know there is always a good chance for some fireworks.

Examples - GM Larry Christiansen, WIM Jenn Shahade, FM Dmitry Zilberstein


STYLES:
Technical
Positional
Attacking
Calculating
Tricky
Dynamic
Practical
Intuitive
Logical
Young


To read about how the classification of chess styles was done, click here: Chess Styles

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