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AWRE The Fighter: Takes the punches and hits back head-on. Picture: Two rooks face off head-on along an open file
The picture Two rooks face off head-on along an open file (white pieces are you, black pieces are the opponent)

AWRE The Fighter

Takes the punches and hits back head-on

AAttackMany moves target the enemy king and pieces directly. High aggressive and tactical scores.
WWildYou sharpen the position and enjoy risky choices such as traps, gambles and sacrifices.
RReactiveYou parry threats and wait for the right moment to strike back.
EExpectedYou mostly play the natural moves people at your rating play. Not weaker, just the proven path.

What a Fighter is like

The Fighter doesn't avoid sharp positions; they meet them head-on. They absorb the opponent's attack with standard defense and pay it back with equal weight. Strong when the opponent overreaches first, but relatively passive about creating their own chances to lead.

What shows up in their games

Strengths

  • Defending under pressure
  • Practical judgment
  • Punishing reckless attacks

Weaknesses

  • Passive about making plans first
  • Gets lost in quiet positions
  • Easily pulled into the opponent's pace

Real moves by Fighter players

Picked from real games of Lichess players (names removed) that Stylish classified as AWRE when building its cutoffs. Routine recaptures and moves everyone plays were skipped in favor of moves that show the style most clearly.

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Signature move

68... Rxh7+

Rated 2163 · Black

Counterattack 89Complicating 86Aggressive 71Sound sacrifice

A move with high counterattack and complicating scores. A human at the same rating would play it here 31% of the time, a natural choice that still shows the style clearly. The engine labeled it a sound sacrifice.

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Signature move

31. Rxd8+

Rated 751 · White

Defensive 90Simplifying 80Aggressive 77

A move with high defensive and simplifying scores. A human at the same rating would play it here 47% of the time, a natural choice that still shows the style clearly.

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Typical mistake

61. Kd6

Rated 751 · White · Blunder

Defensive 90King activity 78Aggressive 57

This move dropped the expected score by 100 percentage points. The better move was Ra7 (green arrow). It leans strongly defensive and king activity, the kind of mistake a Fighter makes when the habit goes too far.

How to improve

The opposite type

PSIO The CraftsmanPolishes the position with quiet moves others overlook. Every letter is reversed, so against this type your style either works best or not at all.

Other Attackers

Players who go for the attack and accept risk. The noisier the board, the stronger they get.

AWIO Pioneer AWIOPioneerOpens the attack down a road no one has taken AWIE Striker AWIEStrikerKeeps pushing with proven attacking patterns AWRO Hustler AWROHustlerTurns the game around with a counterattack no one saw coming

Are you really a Fighter?

Check with your recent games.

A type describes tendencies, not skill level. See all 16 types