Magician – Intuition – Attack – Dynamic – Emotional

AGGRESSIVE	POSITIONAL
LOOK FOR IMPERFECTIONS	IMPROVE
INTUITION	CALCULATION
EMOTIONAL	CALMED DOWN

MAGICIAN

These people are the best attackers. They don't care too much if their game is objectively correct, they prefer to follow their intuition and fantasy, creating complications and confusing their opponent.

A magician sees chess as a creative art, and creative art cannot be held captive by stern and fixed principles. These players can calculate well, but sometimes they do so quickly and carelessly, using their calculation to support what their intuition tells them. They especially enjoy the unusual and spectacular, and can often become bored with slow maneuvers.

Recommended Openings:

White: Ruy Lopez

Black: Sicilian Defense, King's India

Example:

Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), the eighth world champion, was known as the "Wizard of Riga." He was famous for his unpredictable and intuitive sacrifices, many of which were hardly believable. However, he proposed countless traps and problems for his opponents, who often ended up making mistakes. In fact, he once said, "There are two kinds of sacrifices: the right ones and mine."

His game was all about creating complications and unusual situations. Although he sought out sharp and crazy positions, he usually did not outcalculate his opponents, but instead kept them confused throughout the game thanks to his crazy imagination.

See the 16 Chess Personalities