Why do people use always the same boring chess instead of trying to improve with creativity?

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BigBruh10

bro I'm not taking crap from someone with that pfp

654Psyfox

Chess is a game that people study deeply. The reason people don't use "creative strategies" is because if the opponent knows chess well enough, it ALWAYS puts you at a disadvantage.

V_Awful_Chess

Well if you can see a guaranteed checkmate in a creative way; go for it, your opponent is not physically able to stop you.

Stockfishdot1

They (the experts) recommend that we (non experts) play the same one or two openings so we can learn more deeply, rather than being "creative".