Calculating:
Calculating players generally work
very hard at the board. Even though
their general chess intuition may not be the greatest, they make up for
it by pure and raw calculation power. You can almost feel their brains
going overtime as you sit across from them. They try to always see one
move further then their opponent, and are ready to pounce if you make
just the slightest miscalculation. These players may often work so hard
throughout the game that they end up in serious time trouble. Some of
the toughest players to play against are technical players who are also
strong calculators.
Examples - GM Alex
Ivanov, GM Gregory Kaidanov, GM Walter Browne
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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