Early ...c5
London System · D02 · you play White. 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 e6
About the Early ...c5
When Black plays an early ...c5 and ...Nc6, White supports d4 with c3 and develops with Nd2 and Ngf3. The main point is 7.Bg3, keeping the bishop against ...Bd6 and opening the h-file if Black trades. White then plays for Ne5 and a kingside attack.
As White you reach the Early ...c5 after 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6. It belongs to the London System (D02), which has 4 lines on this site. Go through the Early ...c5 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the Early ...c5. Add it to your White repertoire, and repeat it in speed mode or the drill until you no longer have to think about it.