THE HIPPOPOTAMUS DEFENSE IS FANTASTIC!!!! | 2022 Pacific Coast Open!

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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS DEFENSE IS FANTASTIC!!!! | 2022 Pacific Coast Open!
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[@TheChessGiant]

My 6+ Hour Hippo Course! thechessgiant.gumroad.com/l/hippopotamusdefensecourse

[@allanmarks2150]

This was a great video - packed with a lot of really good things to learn about chess and the Hippo. It was fun to watch, and your commentary was excellent.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Allan! Glad you enjoyed it brotha. The Hippopotamus Defense is an underrated chess opening which deserves more attention in my opinion.

[@whothethunk]

Bro at this point you feel like my chess teacher, I've learned so much from your videos, thank you!! Your voice is so calming

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brotha! Super glad to help! Always feel free to throw any chess questions my way if you need help with something!

[@MrInalbert]

"Pawn cubes are great, piece cubes not so much." Great Game again CG :)

[@TheChessGiant]

Haha yup! Thanks for stopping by Lemon Shark

[@mr_mr]

Love seeing the details of where the hippo can go

[@TheChessGiant]

Glad you found it helpful brotha!

[@markgreenberg4240]

Very good job breaking down different lines and why certain seemingly intuitive moves for a lower level player (like myself) won’t work at the higher level. Keep it up!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brotha! Glad you liked it and hope you've been well.

[@woodenfences]

Useful hippo concept: "make sure that you are never outmanned in the center in terms of pawn structure." That, in addition to limiting the opponent's bishop on C4. I'll be collecting those ideas! Big thanks!

[@TheChessGiant]

You got it! Hopefully you can use some of these concepts in your games!

[@mikestubbs1708]

Oooh...but look at the game between Maghsoodloo -Nakamura [1-0] or Nakamura - Comp20 [0-1 in which Naka gets walloped playing his hippo!!??

[@TheChessGiant]

Wallped!? This sounds intense!

[@FloatingSunfish]

Best Hippo Defense channel on KZbin, hands down! 😄♥ Can't wait for you to become an NM Hippo Master!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brotha! Making it a goal to eventually have 50 videos on the Hippopotamus! (At 17 now I believe).

[@ANDREININJA1243]

You want to get the NM title by playing the Hippo only, good luck to you. And its great to see that you are having a strong tourney. Keep it up. Do you plan to self-coach yourself to the NM title or will you get a coach to guide you along the way? Also, will you prepare different openings for the journey that awaits you after getting the NM title?

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Andrei! Ya I am planning to self coach until then. This last tournament I had a performance rating of around 2275 so hopefully I can get some more solid tournaments together and make a push for 2200. Once I hit 2200 we shall see. The Hippo has been very effective so far but there's other interesting options like the Czech Pirc from both sides or the Saragossa/Caro-Kann systems with only 1. c3 and 1. ...c6 no matter what the opponent plays. Once NM happens I may try to make a push for FM but we shall see. One step at a time :)

[@dmr288]

Hi! I love hippos. This is a great defense!

[@TheChessGiant]

Hippos are dope! Although, not sure I'd want to see one in a swamp running towards me...

[@darensweeney5925]

@@TheChessGiant I read somewhere that hippos kill more people than any other animal in Africa.

[@banzaiburger9589]

I see NM in the very near future. Keep the hungry hippos coming!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you Danny! Appreciate all the support y'all have been showing here on the Tube. More Hippos on the way!

[@XadrezcomKau]

The power of play in defence is underrates by 95% of chess players in world!! Nice match m8!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you my guy. Glad you enjoyed!

[@mikestubbs1708]

OK...so...up to move 10, you achieve the classic 'Hippo' position: from then on, you must choose a line of development with which to continue!

[@TheChessGiant]

That's exactly right Mike!

[@jackanderson719]

I used to play the French and the Berlin alot. I've started to use the Hippo in some of my games I like the Hippo more than those openings now, it's easier to get active peices and it's a more flexible opening.

[@TheChessGiant]

Hey Jack, nice man! Ya the French and Berlin are both super solid openings for black. However, having the Hippo in your back pocket never hurts if you want to escape some theory and get those flexible Hippo positions you were talking about!

[@georgestamps]

great video! long live the hippo! Good luck in your future games.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! Ya the Hippopotamus Defense is super underrated. Thank you brotha, looking forward to posting those too.

[@mr_mr]

Good luck with that NM title. Thanks for sharing the knowledge

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! And no problem!

[@sagestseeker]

Man, I know he was heated 🤣 😂 😤

[@allencallahan1478]

Great game and great analysis. You’re a boss! Kudos and many thanks.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Allan! Happy to help!

[@johnybalohny]

Nice one, you seemed to control that game. Learning some great ideas from these!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Johny! Happy to share these and glad people are enjoying them!

[@cwhawes]

Fantastic game! I love how you explain the strategy behind the moves. Very helpful.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! Glad to help!

[@jonshive5482]

@@TheChessGiant Must be really hard making commentary while you're trying to find best moves. IM John Bartholomew was pretty good at that on rapid but you're much faster than him on quick blitz. You guys are really something!

[@TheChessGiant]

@@jonshive5482 Thanks brotha. It's hard at first but you get the hang of it. And that's awesome you watch Bartholomew, he's a nice guy in my short conversations with him!

[@mauerderbauer3401]

I like your idea to hit NM with nothing but the hippo! Im currently reading a hippo book and I think it is one of the most interesting openings existing :D Good luck for the rest of the tournament:)

[@lucassparks5495]

I'm 2100 in lichess I find hippo incredibly difficult.. I lose to 1600 while playing it.. so which is that book? Let me know if it's really good

[@mauerderbauer3401]

@@lucassparks5495 The Hippo System A universal opening system for white & black Mongredien Edition Authors: Eric Briffoz & Gary Gifford It’s the 4th edition It’s very interestingly written. There are no specific lines, but all ideas strategies and co. There are games shown by worldchampions and how strong players get vanished by the opening:D There are many other hippo books, but I started with this one ;)

[@mauerderbauer3401]

Btw, do you know the book „ the woodpecker method“? I think it is also very useful to get better at tactics and pattern recognition. You can watch some videos to this book and see if you like the concept

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you brotha! Hoping I can make it happen. And sweet, let me know what you think of the book, there's not a ton of Hippo resources out there at the moment.

[@jasonwolfe2991]

@@mauerderbauer3401 thanks for mentioning this. I'm getting that book now.

[@joewilliams8252]

Great comments… go hippo. Taking players out of memorized classical openings is a great idea. I know you’ll become a master.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you Joe! Ya it's interesting as I've had a KZbin channel for a long time nearly solely focused on opening theory. But, I haven't been playing just one opening like all of these primed up tournament players. So, I went with the Hippo and it got me some fun positions to work with!

[@darensweeney5925]

@@TheChessGiant Do you the think the Hippo would be a good starting point to simply learn about strategy in general? If you are playing the Ruy Lopez or Sicillian, you are spending more time memorizing lines than learning chess.

[@GrodyMaroon]

Hey, this looks great. Hippo defense course, let's check it out..... Wait, $90 bucks? Scratch that. That's one bloated hippo.

[@matsonruddell8795]

This is cool watching your current game.

[@TheChessGiant]

Glad you are enjoying it! Fun to make these. Hope subscribers can learn from both my good chess moves/chess games as well as my bad.

[@kalistadrake5226]

Another great game! Thanks, Solomon!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you Kalista!

[@beechercc6722]

Congrats like these tourney recaps

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks! And great to hear!

[@allencallahan1478]

You’re the master. Great content.

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Allen! More Hippo on the way. Wishing you a good week!

[@argentina8312]

Wonderful keep going

[@TheChessGiant]

Thanks Arge! Appreciate the support brotha.

[@argentina8312]

Ilove hippo

[@TheChessGiant]

The Hippopotamus Defense is the stuff!

[@justloki_]

Hippo OP !! GG'S BTW

[@TheChessGiant]

The Hippo is a cheat code! And thanks brotha.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Nice game!

[@TheChessGiant]

Thank you bro!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

When I think hippopotamus opening I instantly remember that Hikaru used it against Komodo the chesscom engine. So I figured it was too complicated for a beginner to look at.

[@TheChessGiant]

For sure Walter. Ya it's a good opening against computers because they don't have concrete lines or variations to win material or get the opponent's king in trouble. However, I've found it is very effective at all levels of play. Learn the basic concepts, setup the Hippo, and you're off to the races.

[@darensweeney5925]

@@TheChessGiant Does Komodo play the Dragon? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)