Play The Nimzo-indian < ORIGINAL >

-pawns for White. These pawns are "static weaknesses" that Black can target later with moves like

: If Black gives up the dark-squared bishop, they typically place their pawns on dark squares to restrict White’s remaining bishop. Play the Nimzo-Indian

. Unlike many "Indian" defenses that focus on immediate fianchettos, the Nimzo-Indian centers on a , using the pin on the -knight to control the -pawns for White