de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence grundlagen He worked as a second

He worked as a second to legendary grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

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and his clear explanations of the plans and tactics for both sides will benefit all players

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Chris Wainscott

de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence grundlagen He worked as a secondA Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black The Hippopotamus Defense is just what a club player needs. It's a straightforward and clear cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It's universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White's choices (1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, 1. f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Rti and others). It's not very well known and will surprise many opponents. On top of