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Chess style analyzer: find your playing style
By Atulya GuptaYour playing style is written in your games, not in a personality quiz. Audit Chess reads it from your real Lichess and Chess.com history: how predictable your openings are, how much risk you take, how quickly you win, how deep your theory goes and how steady your results are month to month. It sums that up as a style - Attacker, Positional, Drawish or Blunderer - plus a risk label and the grandmaster whose style yours most resembles: Tal, Carlsen, Kasparov or Petrosian. Knowing your style tells you both what to lean into and what to shore up: a sharp tactical player and a solid positional one need different study plans. Free, no account, runs in your browser.
Style read from real moves, not a quiz
Most "what kind of chess player am I" tests ask how you would like to play. Audit Chess measures how you actually play: every number on the profile is computed from your own games, so the label is backed by evidence you can inspect, and it changes when your play changes.
Enter your Lichess or Chess.com username above. The profile is built from the same games as the rest of your analysis, so you can filter by colour or analyze more games and watch the style update.
Your style type: Attacker, Positional, Drawish or Blunderer
The headline label comes from your win, draw and loss rates, how long your games usually run, and how often you blunder. You get a primary style and, when it is close, a secondary one.
| Style | What it means |
|---|---|
| Attacker | Seeks quick, decisive wins in sharp positions. |
| Positional | Solid; excels in long, strategic battles. |
| Drawish | Resilient and hard to beat; prefers balanced, solid positions. |
| Blunderer | Dynamic, but results swing heavily on tactical mistakes. |
Risk profile: Risk-Taker, Balanced or Cautious
The risk score blends three habits: how often you avoid draws, how often you choose sharp openings, and how many of your wins come quickly. A high score marks you as a Risk-Taker, a low one as Cautious, and the middle as Balanced. Neither end is better - but it explains why some players win big and lose big while others rarely lose and rarely win quickly.
Your Chess DNA: five style axes
The Chess DNA chart scores five axes from 0 to 100, each measured directly from your games:
| Axis | How it is measured |
|---|---|
| Aggression | Share of your wins that finish quickly. |
| Opening variety | How many different first moves you play (one move scores 0, five or more scores 100). |
| Opening depth | How far your games follow named opening theory before leaving the book. |
| Consistency | How steady your win rate is month to month (needs three months with five or more games). |
| Unpredictability | How hard your first moves are to predict - the inverse of repertoire predictability. |
Which grandmaster do you play like?
Your five-axis shape is compared with reference profiles of four classic grandmaster styles, and the closest match is shown with a similarity score for each. It is a way to read your style at a glance, not a rating.
| Grandmaster | Style it represents |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Tal | Sharp, aggressive, unpredictable |
| Magnus Carlsen | Deep, consistent, varied repertoire |
| Garry Kasparov | Dynamic, deeply prepared, forceful |
| Tigran Petrosian | Solid, defensive, prophylactic |
How to use your playing style
Pick openings that fit it. An Attacker or Tal-like profile usually scores better in open, tactical systems; a Positional or Petrosian-like profile in quieter structures. The opening tree shows which of your current lines actually score well, so you can check the fit against results.
Train the weakness your style hides. Attacking players often leak points in long endgames; solid players often miss tactical chances. Pair the profile with your endgame profile, blown wins and puzzles from your own blunders to find the exact leak.
Prepare for opponents. Scouting reads an opponent’s style the same way, so you can steer a Drawish player into imbalance or keep a Risk-Taker in a slow position.
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Frequently asked questions
What kind of chess player am I?+
Enter your Lichess or Chess.com username and Audit Chess classifies your style from your real games as Attacker, Positional, Drawish or Blunderer, adds a Risk-Taker / Balanced / Cautious risk label, and shows which grandmaster - Tal, Carlsen, Kasparov or Petrosian - your style is closest to.
Is there a chess style analyzer based on my own games?+
Yes. Audit Chess is a free chess style analyzer that reads your Lichess and Chess.com game history instead of asking quiz questions. It runs in your browser, with no account.
Which grandmaster do I play like?+
Audit Chess compares your five style axes - aggression, opening variety, opening depth, consistency and unpredictability - with reference profiles of Tal, Carlsen, Kasparov and Petrosian and shows which you most resemble. It is built from your own games, not a quiz.
How many games do I need for an accurate playing style?+
More games give a steadier read. A few hundred recent games is a good base; consistency in particular needs at least three months with five or more games each, otherwise it is marked as not enough data.
Can my playing style change over time?+
Yes. Style reflects the games you have been playing, so it shifts as your openings and habits change. Re-run the analysis on your recent games to see your current style rather than an average of your whole history.