London System Theory for early …c4

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ChesswithNickolay wrote:

Instead of e6, black can play c4 immediately. I studied the deep lines, I even have a collection on it. 

1. d4 d5

2. Bf4 c4

After these lines, the London is often borderline refuted/punished.

c5 is a decent move but Black isn’t going to get more than equality without inaccuracies from White. The London may not be great for getting an objective advantage but there is no “refutation”