de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Spielmaterial Gain of Tempo/Intermediate Move

Gain of Tempo/Intermediate Move

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– GARRY KASPAROV

de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Spielmaterial Gain of Tempo/Intermediate MoveA Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black The Hippopotamus Defense is just what a club player needs. It's a straightforward and clear cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It's universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White's choices (1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, 1. f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Rti and others). It's not very well known and will surprise many opponents. On top of