Who is better?

Is a 2200 e4 player better than a 2200 d4 player?
What about 1800 level?

The point of rating is that players of similar rating should score about the same statistically.

More interesting to ask, if a player is 2200 and plays 1 d4/e4, are they better than a 2200 who plays 1 g4/h4?
The second player has the same rating despite playing disreputable openings, so they're probably better!

They both are the same,one is good at one thing which someone isnt and the same to the other

e4 better. or d4. c4 is explosive, f4 stand for failure

@mkubecek said in #2:

The point of rating is that players of similar rating should score about the same statistically.

Sure, never argued against that.
But who is better?
Who has more skill?
And who got carried by easy openings?

@jesgluckner said in #6:

But who is better?
You would have to define "better" first.

@mkubecek said in #7:

You would have to define "better" first.
Why don‘t you just answer the question with what you believe it to mean.
It‘s vague on purpose :)

@lizani said in #3:

More interesting to ask, if a player is 2200 and plays 1 d4/e4, are they better than a 2200 who plays 1 g4/h4?
The second player has the same rating despite playing disreputable openings, so they're probably better!
What about System Players and No Theory Players? Who is better at the same rating?

he who's blunders are less severe shall be named the better player
no matter if e4
no matter if d4
no matter if c4
no matter if night f3
no matter if f3, next move g4
if f4, ur opponente smells