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Vishwanath_Dixit
What is the best response to d4?
Is it Nf6 or d5 ? Or there is any better?
ibrust

The position you're aiming for long term matters much more than this. Otherwise the moves only differ in how they handle sidelines... which just aren't the most critical. The better question would be... what's better - the slav, the QGD, the semi-slav, the KID, the Grunfeld, the benko, the tarrasch, the semi-tarrasch, blah blahdiblah blah. And then... how should I reach the position?

Aminu-Musa

Nf6 is popular than d6

Aminu-Musa

Than d5

Mazetoskylo

Horses for courses. Both are fine- it's a matter of personal preference.

1...e6 is also fine if you are a French player against 1.e4, 1...c6 if you are a Caro Kann player, etc.