why do some people write it E4 instead of e4? The capital letters are for pieces. It's how you differentiate Bxc4 and bxc4, for example.
e4 Vs d4

This is very subjective, and the better one is whatever you feel more comfortable with. Even the depth=30 engine says it is roughly balanced (e4 being about +0.2 and d4 being about +0.2 as well)

This is very subjective, and the better one is whatever you feel more comfortable with. Even the depth=30 engine says it is roughly balanced (e4 being about +0.2 and d4 being about +0.2 as well)
Mark Dvoretskij writes (in my translation from Russian):
"The choice of openings should be carried out first of all, depending on your own taste and style of play.
When I was teaching at the Institute of Physical Education, one of the students, a candidate for master, not very successful in tournaments, showed me his games. I was surprised that he, by himself a calm, reasonable guy, plays sharp openings: Sicilian, old Indian... I advised him to change his repertoire, in particular, to switch white to 1. d4. Soon the student's results increased, as he began to play his chess."

I looked at the profile of the topikstarter - krutarth18 - he has FIDE rating of 2773. And Rapid - 968.
Interesting guy)

Read page one and this thread is pure gold! Lol. Old, but pure gold!
Which opening is best................. :rollseyes:

I looked at the profile of the topikstarter - krutarth18 - he has FIDE rating of 2773. And Rapid - 968.
Interesting guy)
I'ma write that name down so I don't get any challenge from him! He'll beat me like a rented mule!

d4 is easier, e4 is very tough.
OMG, that is about the dumbest thing I've seen in these forums in ages!

Scroll to the end of this article to learn about 1.e4 vs 1.d4...
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

OMG, that is about the dumbest thing I've seen in these forums in ages!
You must not read these forums very often

OMG, that is about the dumbest thing I've seen in these forums in ages!
You must not read these forums very often
It's bad for the nerves. I need more of my "nerve tonic" to the point where I just fall asleep.

one advantage d4 has is that your first move advantage is more stable. Often for white to remain ahead with 1.e4 he must enter bold territory where you must concede alot of familiarity to black's taste. 1.d4-2.c4 usually has white being able to keep a noticeable advantage agaisnt all but the wackiest formations in a way that's also more conservative.

1.Nf3 - because it allows you to transpose into either e4 or d4 openings, depending on what black does.
Best of both worlds.

1.Nf3 - because it allows you to transpose into either e4 or d4 openings, depending on what black does.
Best of both worlds.
C4, because it allows you to transpose into e4, d4, e3, d3, b3 and Nf3 openings.
Personally, e4 is too advanced for me and d4 is too book heavy that I refuse to play either.
Nothing such thing is best opening
It's up to your style
Aggressive players might prefer to play e4
And positional players d4
It simply doesn't matter if a e4 guy hates d4 or a d4 guy hates e4, all what matters is with what move you are comfortable with
I play e4 as I like tactical and aggressive play
e4