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Any opening lines leading to quick draws for 1700 otb?

Hello, I am prepping for a tournament in about a week and a half in which I am pretty confident I can win or come top 3 in, but there are 1 or 2 people that worry me. I am pretty confident I can win all other matches, but do you guys know any lines which lead to either forced draws or pretty drawn endgames which would be a draw at 1700 otb? Thanks for any help

Hello, I am prepping for a tournament in about a week and a half in which I am pretty confident I can win or come top 3 in, but there are 1 or 2 people that worry me. I am pretty confident I can win all other matches, but do you guys know any lines which lead to either forced draws or pretty drawn endgames which would be a draw at 1700 otb? Thanks for any help

berlin is one there is one in dutch also with d5 if i remember correctly there is one in petroff defense

berlin is one there is one in dutch also with d5 if i remember correctly there is one in petroff defense

Drawn endgames with perfect play:

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Qd4 Nf3 Qxe4
e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Kxd8
...

But aiming for a draw will cause one to play passively and perform worse than normal. My advice is always play for the win.

Drawn endgames with perfect play: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Qd4 Nf3 Qxe4 e4 d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Kxd8 ... But aiming for a draw will cause one to play passively and perform worse than normal. My advice is always play for the win.

@woodfantasy

No-one said anything about blunders, as far as I can see.

@woodfantasy No-one said anything about blunders, as far as I can see.

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