E4, D4 or C4?

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e4

Wat

It depends in which move you like best

personally, i like e4 becaud se i plya it alot and for another person, they woukd play d4 cause they’re more comfortabke.

personally, d4 is pretty good with d5 then c4.

C5 woukd be a great move for e4 going in for the Sicillian but c4 in the opening is also interesting. Its a move nobody usually plays as white. Its unique. I would play c4 after e4, c5, the. Yes c4 i would play.

Its a great way to confuse your opponent

"It depends in which move you like best"
A very good - very significant point and good premise - which connects to the reality that every player is different.
Beginner/novice or other player asks: 'Which is better on white's first move - e4 or d4 or c4 ...?
Other player or coach or whoever responds:
'Which of those do you like the most?'
first player: 'I don't know. Tell me how to pick.'
Responder: "You're not confined to one. And those three moves are three of the four best moves. The other one is 1) Nf3. There's three other solid moves. They are f4 and b3 and g3 - but they're not considered to be as good - so they're played less than those first four"
First: 'Hey I like b4 but many say it isn't best'
Answer: 'Then it is the best for you. Because you decide. But you're not chained to that. You want to try out e4 or d4 or c4. Right? Of those three I recommend you try out d4 first. Then e4. But don't forget 1) Nf3 - a great move that gets great results. I suggest c4 as last of the four.'
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which gets back to @ryanguon 's excellent point:
'It depends on which move you like best'

Regarding 'Maroczy Bind' that can refer to an opening variation that happens in the Sicilian opening - or a pawn structure or a process of getting to that pawn structure.
That can be verified by internet search.
What it is depends on the author of whatever internet article or post on it.
There are many google entries on it.
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'Binds' in reference to pawn structure - often refer to a pawn sliding alongside an opponent's pawn on its fourth rank - to the fifth rank of the binding pawn in other words.
Which means the two pawns will then be on horizontally adjacent squares.
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So in the Queen's Gambit for example - white can get a 'Queenside Bind'.
One of five major advantages white might get in the QGD (Queen's Gambit Declined)
if black doesn't 'watch it'.
The Queenside Bind in the QGD features white playing c5 - sliding his c-pawn alongside black's d5 pawn. Note that that d5 pawn can now no longer get rid of that white c-pawn which is now in black's territory - black's half of the board.
Invading it.
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White can get at least four other big advantages in the QGD instead or even as well in some cases.
They are - Kingside attack with pieces - Kside attack with pawns - Superior Development and something called 'Minority Attack'.
1) d4 is a very good move. Yes! It is. But that doesn't mean its 'easy to play'.
And black can avoid the Queen's Gambit.
Like this:
1) d4 Nf6
2) c4 c5. Now you've got the 'Modern Benoni'.
But then:
3) d5 b4?! the Benko Gambit.
Reaction by observers: 'Hey that's too advanced!'
Missing the point: players playing 1) d4 intending c4 next move - face chess realities like the Benoni and the Benko and the Gruenfeld and so on.
That's why the claim that 1) Nf3 is 'harder' is suspect.
The Benko is 'easy'? Come on now.

Position #136 isn’t a Maroczy Bind.

The Position is still yet to be determined.

The d4 pawn has to be exchanged before it is Maroczy. The D pawn could go to d3 instead.

The Position would be called Bot something.

Suiiii

I wouldnt care much 😂

Um...no, I don't believe it. It may turn to a Maroczy if white manages to play d4-d4 as well, but he can't.

Because Black can either stop d2-d4 completely, or allow it under favourable circumstances.

E4

Post #146

The move 3. Ne2 & Nf3 are not main moves, but yeah Black can play the above way to take advantage of White.

The main move on move 3. Nc3 which Black can play alternate way to take advantage of white foolish move.
White will struggle to play d4 and will have to settle for d3 which creates a massive hole on d4.

Very nice way to play as Black

e4 - overrated.
d4 - probably the best move technically. But like with e4 - a labyrinthine maze.
And like e4 - can become extra heavily book-dependent.
Nf3 - the most 'Solid'. But of the four best first moves - its the one that's heavily underrated.
c4 - underestimated in its difficulties. Its fourth in popularity but as it happens that's apparently where it should be.
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After that - its a long way down to g3 - the fifth most popular and f4 and b3.
Then another jump down after that ... to the other 13 first moves.
It shouldn't be overlooked that what black does also defines whatever opening.
Not just what white does.
Yes that's obvious - but its often overlooked anyway.

I like e4 & d4, such as e4, Nf3 then Bb5 or d4, Nc3 then e4. 🙂♟️