"Mirror, mirror, on the wall..."
I've often heard that a person's personality shines forth on the chess board. It goes beyond the choice of opening and into the moves themselves: you can often tell which famous player played a particular game, and no one confuses a Tal brilliancy with one of Petrosian's, even if they started from the same position.
Whenever we play chess, we look into a magic mirror, one that reflects back at us. If you look at it critically, you might see portions of yourself otherwise hidden. Today, I've stared deep into the abyss. Let's see what the magic mirror says about me.
