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The spirit of Indian Defenses is based on flexibility and harmony.
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Most of the lines are positional, not tactical in character.
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While playing Black, you have to accept that occasionally you will not
equalize, or get surprised or out-prepared.
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Learning the material from this book should sharply limit the extent
of such instances, thus improving your overall results.
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Finally, I have an important piece of advice: remember about color
strategy!
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The Bogo-Indian is mainly based on dark-squared control, while the
Nimzo-Indian does so on the light squares. In case you forget what to
do, this may prove a very useful guideline when choosing a move.