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is 1.e4 or 1.d4 better?

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Is 1.e4 or 1.d4 better?
chessplayer20002000

e4

MaetsNori

They're equal, but each lead to vastly different games.

Hyper-N0va
The answer is the friends we made along the way
RookRoller7
1.e4 has more opening choices, and will make it harder for the game to take an bad turn for you or a good turn. 1.d4 is more of a shot in the dark determined by your opponent’s skill.
Talnivarr_the_Sleeper

Ah, here we go again. There are tons of threads like that, you can look it all up.

Mittens742689

Depends on your playstyle, altough 1.d4 is objectively slightly better and most people at your rating knows less theory and ideas in 1.e4 openings.