The Chess Style I like

I like closed positions. I like to hold my pieces back. I always must block the center. I adore the ideas of Nimzowitch and openings such as the Alekhine one are intriguing! I prefer to take the black and play in an almost passive way. I like to slowly prepare my attack which is going to be flawless. I want to control the center with my pieces and not with my pawns.

"Give power to a man and he will destroy himself".

In this manner I give the initiative to the opponent and he uses it until he makes a mistake, thats when I like to strike. I like to have a solid defence that will make my enemy impatient. Have you seen the way a cat attacks its prey? It stands completely stil for a moment, hidden and withdrawn, then it attacks in a most precise and quick way. Thats the chess style I like!

Of course, sometimes it works and other times it doesnt. I have noticed that I play better with strong players. I loose more quickly to people who dont play conventional chess and dont follow the rules. With time I am learning to deal with them too though. One of my chess trainers say that I play very passively, he says I should take my pieces out much quicker and not wait. He also brings me in a very difficult position each time I play the Aliekhine defence against him. I think I have to learn the Sicilian as a reply to e4. I wonder what I am doing wrong, or what he is doing right in the Alekhine.