The MBTI quiz sorts people into 16 types by how they think, and chess openings have character too - attacking, solid, unorthodox or systematic. Take the short 12-question quiz across four axes (E/I, S/N, T/F, J/P) and find out your type and the opening to match.
It is a game rather than a science, of course: your personality type does not determine how well you play. But an opening that matches how your mind works makes the game more comfortable, and that is half the pleasure. Every opening can be played through on the board straight away.
They like systems, logic and unorthodox ideas.
Systematic thinking and a love of the long-term plan lead straight to deep positional schemes.
An unorthodox mind looks for ideas off the beaten track and flexible set-ups - that is the hypermodern school.
Ambition and a game played for the initiative and the win - the most combative answer to 1.e4.
Loves provocation and sharp complications - which means gambits and sacrifices.
They value harmony, depth and a path of their own.
Depth and considered solidity - a firm pawn chain and a clear plan for counterplay.
Intuition and a path of your own - the most flexible start there is.
Harmony and classical development with an eye on the f7 attack.
Energy and a taste for a brilliant attack - a romantic gambit is exactly that.
Order, tradition and a minimum of needless risk.
Order, reliability and one scheme against almost everything - less risk and less theory.
Solidity and care for the fortress - a structure with no weaknesses and an active bishop.
Control and classical foundations - the «school of positional play».
Tradition and clear plans - the bedrock of the closed openings.
Tactics, risk and playing by the situation.
Tactics and cold calculation as the position demands - sharp piece play around f7.
Counterattack and playing by feel - give up the centre and then come down on the king.
Risk, tempo, pressure - up to two pawns for a headlong attack.
Flair and an attack for the crowd - an improved King's Gambit.
Whether the result matches your character or not is easy to check: open the opening it picked and play it through on the board. If it clicks, keep it in your repertoire. And playing a few of them through will match a style more precisely than any quiz.
More entertaining than exact, but useful with it. Your personality type does not determine how well you play and predicts nothing. But openings really do have different characters, and playing a scheme that suits how your mind works is more comfortable - in that sense the hint is perfectly workable.
No matter: go by the description rather than the four letters - attack, solidity, unorthodoxy or a system. The 12 questions above work the same way even if the four-letter code means nothing to you.
No. It is a starting hint, not a sentence. Plenty of strong players combine a solid opening with one colour and a sharp one with the other. Widen your repertoire however you like.
If you are just starting out, have a look at the rules of chess and how to set the board up.
Pairings are computed by bbpPairings, an open-source engine implementing the Dutch system by FIDE rules: score groups, floats on an odd field, colour alternation. Free to use.
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