2...c6
Réti Opening · A11 · you play White. 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6
About the 2...c6
Against the Slav-style ...c6 and ...Bf5 White plays the double fianchetto and castles. The fight is about e4 and d5; White prepares d3 and Nbd2, and opens the c-file with cxd5 when it helps.
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 Bf5: that is the start of the 2...c6, a A11 line of the Réti Opening for White. There are 4 lines of this opening to train. Learn the 2...c6 move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. It fits in a opening repertoire for White; speed mode and the drill help to keep the moves fresh.