I played this for Black after purchasing Gary Lane's badly mistitled Chigorin repertoire book , Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings for Black which recommends this f7-f6 idea.  Not that strange when you consider it is a standard move in the Veresov, which is what Black is playing with reversed colors.  You can also find a few GM games that start 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6(!) 3.Bf4 Nc6 which leads to your position down a full tempo (and hence a straight Veresov transposition if i am not mistaken).  You could check that line or Veresov lines in a db to get ideas.

Veresov is not considered so powerful, so one wonders about its merits down a tempo.
In your line, I think White should play early Nf3 inviting Bg4 then Be2.  Black will be obliged to play Bxf3 if he ever wants to get e7-e5, which he does.  Then after ...e5, dxe5 fxe5 White will keep an advantage with two bishops and a quick c2-c4.  Black gets what he wants, but it is questionable whether it is that great for Black.   If White is in time to play Nbd2 (standard Veresov idea) then Bxf3 will not even enable e7-e5.  A final hint, without any specific variations in mind is to look out for Bh5+ or Qh5+ ideas.  Sometimes White can favorably interpose a check on h5 before Black has brought his knight out to f6.

Hrjoye (sp?) Jurkovic is the guy to watch in the f7-f6 reversed Veresov lines.

Alright fine, how about  1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6 3. Nf3!!, intending to meet 3...f6  with 4. c4!!!.  Now if Black persists with his 4...e5 idea he runs into 5. dxe5 d4 (what else?) 6. e3, which looks like an improved Albin (for White). 

I still want to know why anyone would play 3.e3 there.  After 3.Nf3 Bg4! is probably best, transposing to a known anti-Chigorin line or whatever you want to call it: 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4. 

London players can sleep peacefully again knowing that they can, at least, always equalize!

Aziridine wrote on 01/27/14 at 09:08:24:

Another coverup

Aziridine wrote on 01/27/14 at 02:14:05:

Since you gave 4.c4 a "!" and "+/=", you need to back that up as I don't see any advantage against 4...e5. However, I think your reply was just a coverup and you've realized  there is no advantage against 4...e5.

Aziridine wrote on 01/27/14 at 00:35:08:

What about 4...e5?

4.c4! +/= with the fine point that 4...dxc4 5.Nc3! is better than 5.Bxc4 e5. You have to be ready to switch to a good Queen's Gambit if Black plays weird moves against your QPG sidelines.