Choking a Hipo! - Chess Forums

pcalugaru

Mar 26, 2024

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First time playing against the Hippopotamus Defense. Game in 15 aka a Rapid

I don't think this this was a good display of how to play the Hippopotamus.. Nor stellar play on my part. Black should not have played so passive.. and he/she should have counter punched. I was allowed to set up a position where I squeezed the queen side.

What are the general differences between a Hipopotamus defense and a Hedgehog defense?

tygxc

Mar 26, 2024

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@1

"What are the general differences between a Hipopotamus defense and a Hedgehog defense?"

++ In the Hippopotamus black fianchettos both bishops and places knights on d7 and e7 and refrains from c5 or f5 until white moves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus_Defence

In the Hedgehog black plays c5 and knights go to f6 and d7 and at first only the queen's bishop is fianchettoed. The king's bishop first goes to e7, but is later re-routed by Re8, Bf8, g6, Bg7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_(chess)

pcalugaru

Mar 27, 2024

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tygxc wrote:

@1

"What are the general differences between a Hipopotamus defense nd a Hedgehog defense?"

++ In the Hippopotamus black fianchettos both bishops and places knights on d7 and e7 and refrains from c5 or f5 until white moves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus_Defence

In the Hedgehog black plays c5 and knights go to f6 and d7 and at first only the queen's bishop is fianchettoed. The king's bishop first goes to e7, but is later re-routed by Re8, Bf8, g6, Bg7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_(chess)

Thanks ....