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by glmack1969 - 8 days ago
Atlanta United States
Member Since: Nov 2011
Member Points: 5

Will be using the hippo defence definitely!!

by Elroch - 10 days ago
Watford England
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 10136

Hippos may be the most dangerous animal in Africa. This opening seems more dangerous for the person playing it than the opponent.

by crispus - 17 months ago
Tucson United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 581

This one is pretty Hip Laughing

by KillaNinja - 17 months ago
Co. Mayo Ireland
Member Since: Dec 2009
Member Points: 439

sometimes i think they just pay someone at chess.com to invent these openings..Undecided

by jemptymethod - 17 months ago
Norcross, GA United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 1433

Mustn't one be quite strong to crush a Hippo?

by h777 - 17 months ago
Vancouver Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 15917

Cool I played the hippo attack for fun before.

by bigmac26 - 17 months ago
london England
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 278

0 games in database Surprised SHOCKING

by mersa - 2 years ago
Perth Australia
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 2

my newest weapon as black

by learninchess - 2 years ago
auckland New Zealand
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 81
The best game ever recorded in history

by nthnlshaff - 2 years ago
Pennsylvania United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 149

I can see this (and also the Attack verion) as being an effective (albeit cheap) blitz strategie.  While the hippo player is making easy, almost mindless moves and decisions, white is busy wasting time trying to search for a breakthrough point.  It won't win you many friends, but it would work.

by gxtmf1 - 3 years ago
Mundelein United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1309

Gonnosuke, the database has 1. ... b6 listed as the Owen Defense and the them of double fianchetto looks like what the database has listed as a Robatsch Defense development. Are those also wrong?

by anonimoitaliano - 3 years ago
Italy
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 119

@gonnosuke

thank you, I tought it was wrong, but I wasn't sure about it

by skibum777 - 3 years ago
earth United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 88

THATS THE CRAB

 


by uritbon - 3 years ago
tel aviv Israel
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1007
better would be the hippo attack, so white will have nore time to expand while black is comfused.
by danya - 3 years ago
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 37
good
 

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