This booklet is not available in print anywhere that I know of. I have only seen it in pdf form. I have been informed that Kostov has made his book available to everyone for free.
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This booklet is not available in print anywhere that I know of. I have only seen it in pdf form. I have been informed that Kostov has made his book available to everyone for free.
Click this link to download a copy [Click Here]
Hippopotamus defence: 1…b6!? approach
Nikolay Kostov - 2009
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Part I: White’s 1.e4 approach
G01 Kempinski vs McShane
G02 Moroz vs Najer*
G03 Gallagher vs Ponomariov*
G04 Genzling vs Skripchenko*
G05 Toth vs Lima
G06 Wirthensohn vs Hort*
G07 Vescovi vs Lima*
G08 Queralto vs Granados
G09 Maiwald vs Schmaltz
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Part II: White’s 1.d4/1.c4 approach
G10 Baburin vs Miles
G11 Neverov vs Georgiev
G12 Pelletier vs Onischuk
G13 Brynell vs Spassky
G14 Gyimesi vs Bischoff
G15 Sega vs Lima
G16 Chernin vs Kengis
G17 Baburin vs Bischoff
G18 Loureiro vs Palermo
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* games which actually started 1...g6 in which Kostov has substituted his 1...b6 method.