Tabatabaei occupies as much space as he can before his pawns stall.
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 