1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 b6
Strategically, this opening is similar to the Nimzo-Indian. White has played 3.Nf3 rather than
3.Nc3 so he is not threatening to grab the center with 4.e4 just yet. Playing the Nimzo-like 3...Bb4+
anyway is possible (and called the Bogo-Indian) and tends to lead to rather quiet play. More usual is
3...b6 which opens up for the bishop to go to b7 where it will continue the clamp-down on the e4-
square, or to a6 where it will put pressure on White's pawn on c4.
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