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Topic: How do you determine what your own playing style is?
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Hoi Kensho,
Thanks for answering.
Hmm... very interesting and difficult stuff... as Philidor write's "probably not that important or usefull"... so let me try to formulate what could be an answer:
Somehow I like your last statement.
If I get it right it seems to come down again to the old question "what is a person" . Is it's personality mainly made of gene's, or is it constructed by culture? So: If you take away social and cultural influences - can you still talk about a personality? In other words: Is the way of thinking that is reflected in the moves made in a chess game enough evidence of a personality to base some sort of statement upon it?
In your last statement you say that it's more the question why they do it, and i think that is very interesting. Because it seems to me that culture would play a key role in making that decision. Where did the player learn to play chess - did he (or "she" ofcourse) attent a chess school - does/did he have a trainer? Or perhaps even more important - is showing/expressing feelings or emotions accepted/common in the culture of the player (thinking about the "never in anger" attitude of some Inuit and the more "expressive" way of say southern europian cultures.)
If I follow your story about the Kasparov - Deep Blue match (or was it Deep Blue against Kasparov  ) - and as I do not know the ins and outs of that match I take your word on it - it seems clear that personality does play a role for even the strongest ches player. But I do not dare to make a statement about his personality based upon his playing style before I know a whole lot more about this individual player.
Philidor: I don't know you or your playing style - but as you descripe it it does seems to reflect the way you write  (no pun intended)
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My first chess book determined my style of play for nearly 30 years. The book was Irving Chernev, _1000 Best Short Gmes of Chess_. The resultant style was to attack the king always. I became an aggressive tactical player. However, my personality is more restrained, and now is bearing fruit as I become a positional player. As a result of my personality beginning to dictate my playing style, I am starting to become a stronger chess player. All those years of tactics took their toll on my personality, however, and I developed a taste for drama. Sometimes I'll act out in ways not entirely consistent with my dominant personality traits. Success with chess tactics provoked this behavior.
Might we conclude that effective and balanced chess instruction might, in time, produce a more balanced personality away from the game?
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It is the other way around in my view, With time your personality matures and becomes more balanced, but in essence these traits are more or less stable over lifetime. As a result your chessstyle becomes more in sync with your personality. So personality produces style. It also 'explains'why you are attracted to aggressive tactical play in the younger years.
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Talking of this topic I confess I hear voices when I´m playing! Could anybody find me a doctor, or a priest?
Let´s take risks! Play it safe. Play offbeat openings! Play traditional and solid. Don´t study openings! Learn to love that novelty on move 32! Seek tactics! Play positional. Look for complications! Simple is best. Trust intuiton!Cauculate 20 ply combinations if needed. Chaos is great! All must be neat and tidy. You shall win/Try not to lose first. Play against people! Play against pieces. Your mood determines the plans! The board dictates them. You hate losing! Losing is Ok if you learn a lesson or two. Enjoy that bloody kill! A slow strangulation is nice. Wide open! Close it tight. Your opponent won´t see that trap/He has already spotted it. Let´s give a pawn or two for active play! Never sacrifice if you don´t see a clear win. Fast and furious/step by step, son. Oh no, you got a king and pawns ending!/Those sleepless nights with Fine´s book will pay off. The devil may care/Be responsible for your acts. You should play 100 games simultaneously here at the Queen, for improvement/Be reasonable and stick to 10 well played! You should play more at work! The guy walking towards you does resemble your boss, and he is not very happy... Minimize minimize, shut down!!! 
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| Look for complications! Simple is best. |
So much true 
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