• The spirit of Indian Defenses is based on flexibility and harmony.
  • Most of the lines are positional, not tactical in character.
  • While playing Black, you have to accept that occasionally you will not equalize, or get surprised or out-prepared.
  • Learning the material from this book should sharply limit the extent of such instances, thus improving your overall results.
  • Finally, we have an important piece of advice: remember about color strategy!
  • 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.