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Davies: Opening Repertoire: The Nimzo-Indian and Queen's Indian Defences metadata-enriched Inside this bookThe Nimzo Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) and the Queens Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6) are two classic systems for Black to meet 1 d4. They are popular at all levels and have been played by virtually every world champion. They enable Black to gain a firm foothold in the centre at an early stage and White is not permitted the easy space advantage that occurs with many other defences to 1 d4. Black does not seek to engage White