f5! - Dutch!
It's a safe assumption that if he played 1.c4, then he wants to fianchetto the L.S. bishop, so the Tony Miles - 1...b6 is annoying for him. (he can still do it, by Nf3, g3, Bg2, but then his Nf3 "cannot" move - for the Bg2 is his main power piece so one piece of yours (Bb7) controls 2 pieces of his - Bg2, Nf3, no? my opinion).
d6 is annoying, but tolerable.
(I'm playing 1.c4 for about 2 months now).
Now more objectively:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Opening
"1...b6
The English Defence. This setup involves the fianchetto of the queenside bishop and 2...e6. Often Black will defer the move ....Nf6, choosing to attack the centre with ...f5 and/or ...Qh4. The English grandmasters Tony Miles and Jonathan Speelman have successfully used this opening."
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IM Valeri Lilov likes the Grand Prix Attack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__NtyKRMA4
minute 1:00:45
I tend to scoff and throw up my hands in the air, then click the 'abort' button.
I don't get it. Is this supposed to be good for white or black??
It depends on what ur trying to accomplish. Each side is trying to drag their opponent in the direction they, themselves, want the opening to go. The most popular moves might not be best for u if ur favorite openings don't involve those moves.
Be careful with 1...Nf6. I know someone who plays 2. Nc3 and then e4, locking down the center.
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 can lead to interesting stuff.
4.e5 d4 is quite playable. And it frustrates White's intention of locking the center.
(If White plays 3.d4, you can Nimzo with 3…Bb4, QGD with 3…d5, or try for a Benoni with 3…c5!
(Most English players won't want to face the Benoni. If only…)
The easiest way to play is undoubtedly to just play symmetrically. Look out for the few symmetry traps, soon you'll be in the middle game and white's theory will be out the window just as much as yours and in a fairly dull position that only experts could prove white's advantage from.
@DrSpudnik It’s good for Black. Although Black has less space in the center, he exerts powerful influence over the dark-squares, especially after Bc5 controls the a7-g1 diagonal. The f4-square, and sometimes the h4-square, often become good attacking outposts for the g6 knight, while the f6 knight may attack with the bishop via Ng4 followed by Qh4 if White neglects to develop a knight on f3:
White also cannot pin the f6-knight effectively with Bg5 because there is no way to maintain the pin after h7-h6, where trading for a knight helps develop Black’s queen, tightening Black’s control of the f4-square, and gives up White’s DSB (the LSB is largely hindered by White’s pawn structure.)
Cracking open the center with f2-f4 is hard for White because of Black’s iron grip on that square. a3-b4 attacks cost tempo, and will at maximum force trade the bishop for a knight while opening Black’s a-file. Black, on the other hand, may soon opt for a Nh5-Nf4/f7-f5 maneuver to take back center control and begin a swift kingside attack.
That may all be, but I play something called the "King's English" a King's Indian Defense setup that looks like a reversed Closed Sicilian: pawns on d6, e5, f5, g6. It's generally a mess, like the KID, but it gives good chances.
1.b5! the Jaenisch Gambit!
Nf6.then probably Nc3 would be played then e6 is the best..ready for the pin in b4..I guess this is the best reply.