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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't know, I think the "Soviet school" of shutting down the other player's options one by one then grinding them down has a certain stylishness to it as well.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Bobby Fischer got a taste of that during the cold war

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'm currently trying to learn Capablanca's style but the Soviet School sounds really cool!

Romantic is probably more akin to how I've always organically played chess, and always lost.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

competitive meta turning diverse styles into a boring monoculture picard

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

competitive games ruined by people trying to win

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Hypermodern chess are cooler than romantic chess.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Speed chess usually has a romantic style because at least one player is trying to rip off the head of their opponent. With limited time - it's harder to defend than attack.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

"I won!"

"Yes, but you didn't win beautifully."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Which style uses the 🔌?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Like yeah, I'm not terrible at chess, I just like to play heroically.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

chess used to be sexy, it's really let itself go

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This sounds like someone asked chat GPT to get schizophrenia