e4 or d4 ? Which is stronger 🤔🤔🤔?
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Aug 14, 2025
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#3
I like both. It’s your choice which one you want to choose. If you like the middlegame after the opening then choose it. I have many openings I like as white. I struggle to find one I like as black. Can I get some help for my repertoire as black. Against d4 I am choosing between KID and dutch, but KID is not my style much and dutch is too theoretical. Slav I don’t like and don’t recommend gambits pls.
Aug 14, 2025
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#4
My analysis: e4 control 32 squares (3.2) , and it can develop rapidly bishop and knight (0.7) and castle (0.15), control centre file (0.25), but d4 can control 30 squares (3.0), slower pieces development (0.35), castle (0.15) and control centre file (0.6). Finally, we plus all point: e4: 3.2+0.7+0.15+0.25=4.3 , d4: 3+0.35+0.15+0.6=4.1, so you should play e4
Aug 14, 2025
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#10
Both are good. You should choose the one you like and/or can play better.
If some super-duper chess engine proves e4 is slightly better than d4 or the other way around, it will have no practical relevance to you. Play what you like.
Aug 14, 2025
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#13
It really just depends, they're both really solid but e4 for me has the edge
d4
and I'll be hoping you play e5
This was the only thing I could think of when I saw the title of this thread.
I enjoy e4 more. d4 usually leads to a boring game.
Which one do you choose 🤔🤔🤔?
(let me know in the comments =))