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games that depend on memorization of moves to win feels like a game that you can only win by outsized time investment

I wouldn't say openings matter a ton until like 2000/2100 chess.com rating (top 1%) and even then it's only to have a slight advantage in the middlegame. I think most people would have elo gains nearly ignoring openings completely and focusing on tactical ideas and not getting caught by tactical ideas.

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If you're a super gm sure. Memorizing openings doesn't help us mortals as much. (Not that it doesn't help at all.)