Professional – Calculation – Defend – Calm – Cool Mind

AGGRESSIVE	POSITIONAL
LOOK FOR IMPERFECTIONS	IMPROVE
INTUITION	CALCULATION
EMOTIONAL	CALMED DOWN

PROFESSIONAL

Players with this style are strategists who highly value the accuracy of their game and rarely let their emotions get out of hand. They like to keep things under control, they do not like to take undue risks, either by attacking the opponent or allowing themselves to be attacked.

On the other hand, they do like to exploit long-term weaknesses.

Although they deal with long-term strategic and positional factors, they are not based on vague and intuitive judgments; For them, chess is an exact and calculated science.

Recommended Openings:

White: Nimzo India, English Opening

Black: French Defense, Sicilian Defense

Example:

Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995), the sixth world champion, was a clear example of the chess professional. He was the first major player to develop in the Soviet Union, and was considered the patriarch of Soviet chess.

Botvinnik was one of the first to adopt a calculative and serious approach to preparing for competitions, which included a great emphasis on physical exercise, opening preparation and deep analysis of his own and his team's games. opponent.

Botvinnik took chess very seriously, but ironically he never considered himself a professional chess player, as he worked as an engineer.

See the 16 Chess Personalities