Tricky:

         There is something about the way a tricky player plays that's very disconcerting. Repeatedly they will play moves that you didn't even consider and that just flat out look weird, to the extent that it may become very confusing for you. They never give up, and are constantly looking for ways to trap and attack you. These types of players are usually very entertaining because of their resourceful and imaginative style. They can be differentiated from calculating and attacking players mainly by the unorthodox nature of their play.

Examples - GM Alex Shabalov, Julian Hodgson, GM Pavel Blatny, IM Yuri Lapshun


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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