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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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A cool illustration of this is GM Hambleton's 'no queen' speedrun, where he gives away his queen as early as possible every game, and still wins.

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A cool illustration of this is GM Hambleton's 'no queen' speedrun, where he gives away his queen as early as possible every game, and still wins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDK3QtAZPVQ&list=PLUjxDD7HNNTj4NpheA5hLAQLvEZYTkuz5