How to identify style?

I don't know what is style. I came this word after reading a book, in that book it is mentioned that i should find out my style and start working according to it.
What does it means, could you take a min to explain me?

Your answer is appreciated.

It's a broad term, certainly with more than one dimension. But here are several important questions to ask yourself in order to identify what makes up your style.

- Are you a "positional player" or a "tactical player"? Very roughly, positional players are at their strongest if the game involves planning, strategic manoeuvring, identifying creating and exploiting weak pawns and weak squares, etc. Tactical players are better if there are lots of combinations involved, direct attacks on the king, etc.

- Are you a strong endgame player, or do you play best in the middlegame?

- Are you happiest if you're attacking, even if it involves sacrificing material, or are you a strong defender who is happy to weather the storm and win later with the weaknesses your opponent has created or the material they have sacrificed?

Answering those questions about yourself will help you decide which openings are best for you and how to try to steer the course of your games.

My playing style is moving horseys here and there, to confuse opponents. If they feel headache, it's time to end their suffering, with checkmate.
But if they can counter this, i am the one who will suffer.

@Brian-E said in #2:
> It's a broad term, certainly with more than one dimension. But here are several important questions to ask yourself in order to identify what makes up your style.
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> - Are you a "positional player" or a "tactical player"? Very roughly, positional players are at their strongest if the game involves planning, strategic manoeuvring, identifying creating and exploiting weak pawns and weak squares, etc. Tactical players are better if there are lots of combinations involved, direct attacks on the king, etc.
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> - Are you a strong endgame player, or do you play best in the middlegame?
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> - Are you happiest if you're attacking, even if it involves sacrificing material, or are you a strong defender who is happy to weather the storm and win later with the weaknesses your opponent has created or the material they have sacrificed?
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> Answering those questions about yourself will help you decide which openings are best for you and how to try to steer the course of your games.

Thanks for your answer, it clears my doubts.
I think nowadays i am more into positional player rather than tactical.

"Building a repertoire ... we will take the idealized situation of someone starting from square one ... The first step is to think about your personal style. Do you prefer open, tactical positions or closed, strategic positions? Does an attack on your king make you nervous, or are you happy so long as you have a counter-attack? Do you prefer main lines, or something slightly offbeat? Next, look at the various openings available, and see which ones fit in with your personal style. ..." - GM John Nunn (1998)

Here is a link to a quiz/questionnaire/test which you can take to identify your style :-)

www.chesspersonality.com/

“... You don’t have to have a style. ...” - Ellen DeGeneres

@kindaspongey said in #5:
> "Building a repertoire ... we will take the idealized situation of someone starting from square one ... The first step is to think about your personal style. Do you prefer open, tactical positions or closed, strategic positions? Does an attack on your king make you nervous, or are you happy so long as you have a counter-attack? Do you prefer main lines, or something slightly offbeat? Next, look at the various openings available, and see which ones fit in with your personal style. ..." - GM John Nunn (1998)

it's time to explore !!