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Richard Wincor would like you to follow up on 1.c3 as follows: Qc2, d3, Bg5, Nd3, Nf3, e5, Be2 followed by 0-0 or 0-0-0

well the good news is that 1.c3 lets you play many black openings a tempo up.

I'm interested by your "Four Across" opening. Perhaps you'd be willing to state its good points, and outline the plans, pertaining to this formation.

Allow me to furnish you with a sample position:

Isn't white lost in the position doggystyle? He can't develop without wasting more tempos, and he will be down 3 or 4 tempi with major weaknesses on either color complex.

Yeah as soon as black advances a center pawn white is hosed. Very novice strategy, probably works against anyone rated <1000 though

The only thing is,,, it makes an  "all over the board" kind of game. As far as if anything wrong with it goes, depends who you are playing.  

It is a good position, if you follow up with Kf2, Kg3,etc...

yep, sure, nothing's wrong with the "four across."
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A well the Byrd is the word...

C3 , to me, gives the impression of the bishop comming out

Depending on blacks reply can morph into queen pawn gambit. But I really don't know what I'm talking about. Ill just read from now on