Compadre_J wrote:
The player playing Black was playing a Hippo Set up.
The Hippo Set up is very good against 2 pawn center set ups like OP did. A better way of playing for White is a 3 pawn center set up.
True, as a rule of a thumb against the hippo white should opt for a d4/e4/f4 center, when the break f4-f5 is a Damocles sword.
But even like played in the game, white was winning easily on multiple instances.
The player playing Black was playing a Hippo Set up.
The Hippo Set up is very good against 2 pawn center set ups like OP did. A better way of playing for White is a 3 pawn center set up.