Is it necessary to study your ass off to break 2000?
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Feb 2, 2017
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Just asking the question.
Feb 2, 2017
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#2
No.
Below the titled ranks, opening study in particular is way over-rated. Instead of trying to memorize opening lines, if people spent half that much time working on basic principles, looking at old (pre-1950) master games, and PLAYING THE FREAKING GAME they would probably improve twice as fast.
You should start by memorizing as many opening lines as possible from what I hear.