So is placing his pawns on the opposite color of the bishop he is left with, a classical strategy in the Nimzo-Indian.
1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. b1c3  3... f8b4 The Nimzo-Indian is an essential part of almost every top player's repertoire. 4. g1f3  4... e8g8  5. a2a3  5... b4c3  6. b2c3  6... c7c5  7. g2g3  7... b7b6  8. f1g2  8... c8b7  9. d4d5 Tabatabaei occupies as much space as he can before his pawns stall.