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