HIPPOPOTAMUS DEFENSE MASTERPIECE!!!

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The Chess Giant

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@TheChessGiant Жыл бұрын

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@allanmarks2150 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. I find your analysis very good, and easier to follow than the analysis I see on many other channels. And I definitely appreciate you doing these Hippo videos.

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're finding the videos helpful Allan! Wishing you a good week!

@michaelallport5816 2 жыл бұрын

Never too much Hippo:)! Check out "The Hippopotamus Rises" by Andrew Martin. Available by PDF on the net.

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Yessir thank you!

@danielberman115 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video Solomon! Kai played a great game. Very instructive.

@TheChessGiant Жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel, thanks glad you liked it! I agree that Kai played this one very well.

@elephantheart9988 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite concept in the Hippo: eventually striking! For real though. I'd add that striking in the Hippo generally involves rerouting the knights back and then forward after locking things down. At least in my experience this is how it goes.

@elephantheart9988 2 жыл бұрын

Bh3 or Ba3 (h6 or a6 for Black) are always good to keep in mind, and so are Bc1 and Bf1!! As Black there are times when it's better to leave the Bishop on c8 in preparation for a strike on the f file, rather than french-cheetoing it on b6 and having to move it back to support the attack. So in short, as a Hippo player, don't be afraid to dance around with the Bishops, they don't have to stay in their fiancheeto.

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Totally! Great thoughts! I love to simply slid a fianchettoed bishop one square when the opponent spends a ton of moves to lock it down.

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

In that case there's a lot of good moves but I think the best is 3. Nd5!

@18Francisco93 2 жыл бұрын

Love the hippo content to be honest. Is the only thing I watch

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

More on the way!

@kalistadrake5226 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Hippo is a very solid opening for either color. Have you ever tried out the Stonewall structures (both Kingside and Queenside) ? They keep the center closed much like the Hippo. I've been playing them for both black and white for many years now, and they are great fun, too !! if you get the chance, check these structures out. Thanks for all the great vids you've made and I hope to see many more! Oh,yeah, And one of the benefits is that you almost always have a nice outpost for a knight in one of the central squares. :)

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kalista, I will check them out. I still need to make a Stonewall Attack video and that could be fun to learn it in more depth + make a video on it. Thanks for giving me ideas I really appreciate it!

@kalistadrake5226 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant You are quite welcome for the ideas. I just think it would be a great video or even, series of videos because no one else has done much, if anything on the Stonewalls ( K side, Q side, or for White or Black )! It would be cool if you Pioneered these types of openings vids! Good Luck !! :)

@argentina8312 2 жыл бұрын

Next time I hope to make a ring about opening the hippo defense in black in front of white and white doing a long swipe in the queen's wing and pushing a pawn d4 e4 f4 g4 and attack

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

This would be a fun video!

@theawesomelogan6729 2 жыл бұрын

another great hippo video from solomon. keep it up!

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brotha! More on the way!

@tominmo8865 6 ай бұрын

Carlini is a hyper-aggressive street hustler who is rated in the 2100s USCF in blitz.

@mikejay9838 2 жыл бұрын

Wow brilliant ideas! Thanks so much!! :D

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

You got it Mike!

@FloatingSunfish 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another instructive Hippo video, Solomon! ♥

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

You got it Floating Sunfish!

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

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@andrewcarter7503 2 жыл бұрын

Love that analysis. And the hat 🙂

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Just followed you on Instagram and saw you're a follower of Christ that's awesome. Blessings!

@dylanandrejic4902 2 жыл бұрын

Which do you prefer? The hippo or the crab?

@biblebot3947 2 жыл бұрын

Easy answer

@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын

Hippo and it ain't close!

@GiacomoCalabrese Жыл бұрын

When using the Hippo with White do we just call it "the Hippo" or "the Hippo Attack?" Defense implies we are playing black?

@TheChessGiant Жыл бұрын

Ya... it's a very good question! I always just say Hippo Defense because it's the same exact setup. But... ya technically there's no opening for white that is called a Defense. Although we use the Hippopotamus Defense setup ( often played from black) and play it as white.