no such statements are necessarily true, they just mean that if you follow the best moves each side might choose, most of them lead to positions that are cramped. There are always ways to change the flow of the game, but if it disagrees with what the position calls for, you will be doing so at an often significant cost.
Chess openings - how can you predict the whole game?
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Could you be more explicit, Orangeisblue?
In particular, how do you proceed when the answer is not of the type you should expect as per the opening?
Thanks