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How to grow fromm 1700

don't play crap openings, such as The Bowdler Attack, the London System, The Marshall Defence, Chigorin's Defence, etc, etc
“... I want to talk about how to build an opening repertoire that matches your rating goals in chess. ... If your goals in chess are relatively modest, (i.e- no higher than 2200), you can play many less conventional openings and get away with it. Once you have loftier goals you may be able to get away with more dubious lines, but you’ll be putting yourself at a handicap. Below are my recommendations for various rating goals. ...
YOUR GOALS ARE TO GET TO 2000:
Now you should be playing more solid lines and I’d avoid openings that are simply considered bad such as the Wing Gambit of the Sicilian. However you can feel free to play something like the Grand Prix Attack (even though I think it sucks). ...” - IM Greg Shahade (2012)
www.uschess.org/index.php/February-/Greg-on-Building-an-Opening-Repertoire.html

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