A quiz for fun and for the mood: pick your star sign and find out the chess opening that matches your element and your character. Fire charges into the attack, Earth builds a fortress, Air surprises with the unorthodox, Water strikes from cover.
It is not to be taken seriously, of course - the stars decide nothing on the board. But as an excuse to try a new opening it works very well. Every opening can be played through on the board straight away.
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius: impulse, courage and a love of brilliant play.
An impulsive leader - first into the attack, and never mind the risk.
An adventurer, ready to give up a pawn or two for the sake of an adventure.
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn: patience, order and the long game.
Stubborn solidity and patience - a fortress that cannot be broken open.
Order and precise calculation of the structure - the classical fight for the centre.
A long-term strategist who squeezes without hurrying - a game played for strangulation.
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius: a flexible mind and a love of the unusual.
A flexible mind that likes provocation and luring an opponent into a trap.
Looks for harmony and balance - a classical opening with an even game.
An original who plays, on principle, unlike everybody else.
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces: a feel for the position and a game played from cover.
Builds a fortress and waits patiently for the moment to counterattack.
A venomous counterattack from cover - the most combative answer to 1.e4.
Intuition and plans off the beaten track - the most flexible start there is.
Whether it matched your character or not, it is only an excuse to try something new. Open «your» opening, play it through on the board, and if it clicks, take it into your repertoire. And to choose an opening by your actual playing style, take our quiz.
No, it is entertainment - the stars decide nothing on a chessboard. But openings really do have different characters, so as a way of picking a new opening to suit your mood it does the job.
In our selection Scorpio gets the Sicilian Defence - the most combative and «venomous» answer to 1.e4, with a counterattack on the queenside. In spirit it suits the sign as well as anything could.
Take our personality-type quiz: twelve questions about how you think, and you get an opening to match how you actually play, with no astrology involved.
If you are just starting out, have a look at the rules of chess and how to set the board up.
There are no club or arbiter roles in the app: the create button is available to everyone. You can announce a tournament today and run it this weekend.
Vibe Chess runs chess meetups - networking evenings in cities across Russia: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and more. For companies we run corporate chess tournaments, and every city and format is gathered on the home page.
Open the Vibe Chess app - it has the schedule of meetups and chess events across the cities, the registration and your own tournaments.
