i don't want to memorize openings

if you like chess then you definitely shouldn't give up, what i would do is simply study opening principles

When studying - the approach should be to focus on maximizing understanding what you are studying while minimizing/restricting memorization to that which is necessary to aid in understanding.

For example, it is helpful to memorize some basic checkmate patterns/techniques...

36 Checkmate Patterns That All Chess Players Should Know...

https://chessfox.com/checkmate-patterns/

Focus on UNDERSTANDING the FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, CONCEPTS and TECHNIQUES of opening, middlegame (including both tactics and strategy), and endgame...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

You can play without any memorization — just keep in mind basic opening principles. Grab the center. Develop your pieces. Ensure king safety. You can, however, remember first few more of your preferred line (say, if you liked bishop opening, rembering first 2-3 turns of it should be easy).

'Chess should not be memorised' - Lasker

Just start attacking the opponents king from the first move and u will never need to memorise any opening ever

Why do you feel this this way would be need to be answered first. I feel the same, because I feel it takes away from my creativity and I don’t want to do what everyone else does by just memorizing moves.

What you "feel" has nothing to do with reality. Almost a billion people play chess, and probably less than 0.01 percent of them know any openings.

For low rated players, memorizing opening is a horribly bad idea. It's a recipe for disaster.

What this person feels in making their choice of to quit or keep playing matters greatly. If he hates chess and it’s just not for him he should probably quit and find something he enjoys. The point in stating my case is that I like it that way, it’s intentional, I like it so it continue. The rest is just opinion by you.

I don't study openings improve how you think you should improve if it doesn't work try something else

Studying openings does not mean that you memorize moves. It means that you understand how to develop the pieces so that they work together. What squares do they control? What files and diagonals are likely to become useful in the middle game? What weaknesses in the opponent’s position will you be able occupy or attack?

if you think that studying openings means memorizing moves, then you are not studying openings correctly.

As a beginning phase I would disagree, not to mention the different traps etc…

Yes there are lots of traps. But most of them can be avoided by sticking to basic opening principles—don’t move a piece twice before developing all the pieces and castling; don’t go pawn-hunting before developing all the pieces; don’t move pawns before developing pieces; don’t weaken the pawn structure in front of the king; etc

if I am teaching a beginner, I will show some opening traps—not so they memorize a specific sequence of moves, but to highlight the general principle.

I think that two or three hours of lessons in which opening principles are emphasized (illustrated, practiced, etc.) are worth 50 hours of trying to memorize specific sequences. And if someone does fall into a trap, that lesson will be learned in much less time than it would have taken to memorize the trap in the first place

My two cents

Yes bro

I understand, I think the level of the player would be one of the largest contributors to how much memorizing vrs. understanding is happening.

You definitely don’t need to memorize long and complex opening lines to enjoy and improve at chess.

Agreed🥳!

Memory is normally involved in learning.

I don't want to memorise how the pieces move. Should I give up?

I never study openings, I just play bullet, make up moves and figure out what openings are at least playable and just use those ideas in blitz games too.

It's not the smartest way of learning openings but if you don't want to study, it does work