GM Hansen's Hippo Speedrun | Part 9 

Why you always looking really fast to the same areas in your room where the cameras can't see are you cheating by looking at other screens?

Lesson in the hippo: When the opponent shows too much resistance and resourcefulness, just mate

Everyone at my uni hates me now since I started playing the hippo, thanks Eric!

Eric's face followed by the slooooooow bishop gets me every time 21:29

Finally, another episode. I was waiting for this one more than it was in case "games of thrones". Thank you, Eric so so much!!

10:56 - Eric misses to snatch the hanging rook on f2 for free! OMG!!

Since I've started playing the hippo I've noticed people observing my home from unmarked panel vans.

I've watched Eric play so much now that if my make the same sounds as Eric while playing like "yeahhh" "sure" "lets open that bishop up" "the bishops are saying hi" my play improves by like 300 rating points I swear. I'm unstoppable

I appreciate that Eric addresses the "there's a faster checkmate" in chat and indulges in seeing what they have to say.

The GM looking at the ceiling in front of a naked dancer...I immediately thought of Hikaru! :D

I'm kind of amazed at how often 1600s are hanging full pieces.

More hippo speedrun inject it into my veins

At 10:55 why did Eric Not play q takes f2 after black played rook h8?

Love your sly grin and slow moving of the piece to take the hanging queen. Now I just need you to upload more relaxing rapid for me to sleep

The "GM in a strip club" analogy was fckin jokes hahaha

What is up with the aame playlist every episode?

I beat the 1800 bot Wally with this opening after learning from you thanks lol

I'm new to chess and have been learning systems for only a few months now and my elo reflects my experience. My question is why is this system looked at as a novelty or a joke opening? I find it very resourceful and while it uses what seems to be a semi-closed position at times, it still seems to have some depth and sound theory. It may be basic but I think what you've demonstrated is that even at a higher elo it can be a sound simple-to-learn viable opening. I'm curious to see how high you can take it. Great series! thanks. I enjoy watching.

Disappointed you didn't compete, would have been good to see you have some redemption from last week. Raz could have had a rest seeing as he performed so well already. Nevermind

Eric missing blunders from weak players bc he assumes his opponent will cover or move hanging pieces reminds me of Mango playing "shitters" in melee lmao

Chess goals : reach a point to make a comment to self like “ok this person is demonstrating resourcefulness, time to mate them”

Loving this series

Rook hanging at 11:00?

Thank you so much for these Hippo speedrun videos. They are excellent. About 2 weeks ago, The Chess Giant did a Hippo week series of YT videos. I would be very interested in seeing some games of both you and The Chess Giant playing Hippo games. That would be awesome, and probably the first such chess games posted on YT. Two good players, each playing the Hippo, or maybe one of you playing something other than the Hippo, because they think they have a good way to play against the Hippo. And I really don't care, interesting as it might be, if neither of you takes the time to do an analysis of your Hippo games, because those games just by themselves, would be so interesting to see.

WE NEED MOREE

Chessbrah is the best chess RU-vid channel. Love you Eric and Aman.

I feel like you elaborated on positions a lot more with this one. Maybe it's because the MMR is high enough now that you can and it isn't waiting for blunders but it's nice ty

@0:34 8.Qd2 - Any Hippo player knows with a bishop on e3, 8...h6 is needed. So maybe you forget, then after 9.Bh6 any Hippo player knows 9...0-0 and wait for White to take Bxg7 then ...Kxg7. But you are better off to keep the DSB with ...h6. Good thing Eric is a GM so he could still win the game against a 1600+ player after this blunder. @8:33 he's learning!

That was a fun watch, but I'm going to take his advice and not support these guys

The first time i have ever noticed eric make a mistake with that rook 😅 i actually assumed there must be some reason why you didnt take it before you admitted to not seeing it

Eric! My daily chess went up from 1200 to 1470+ in a few months and I'm not even trying. Hippo is op in lower bracket man!

how do 1700 players continually play like 900s. I will relate with great authoriity that the 900s I play against rarely/never make a lot of these mistakes.

27:22 - Eric misses to snatch the hanging knight on f6 for free! OMG!! He is too busy into thinking of doing ASMR on a twink?

I've been playing the hippo exclusively with black and white for the past couple weeks since you started the speed run....im enjoying trying to master it. still can't really get past 900. SMH. I'm terrible.

Ever since watching Eric Hansen exclusively and only playing the hippo or the French I went from 520 elo to 1100 and 1240 in bullet chess and I only play the hippo in bullet lol

thank u eric

10:55 take that rook

Makes it look so easy. By the way, I didn't know you had a twin.

random recommendation, but I think you will like "n++ OST" hippo boy

game 1, wow, the confidence while walking on the edge...inspiring

I know I'm a little late on this, but at 10:58 was QxRf2 not a good option?

Eric likes his opening like he likes his women.

can someone please list all of the songs in this video?

tell him to play more of opening themed speedruns.

10:56 end games are good, but and games up a room is better Eric! Haha.

14:48 - push back opponent's pieces

15:34 😆

That 1st game was touching cloth for quite a while - Eric was relieved to find the Rook-fork which saved his bacon! PS: ​ I got inspired by this series to play the Hippo and saw my rating drop by 500 ELO in a month, to 2300, so am disappoint and thinking to take up checkers instead. Be warned!

10:56 is that not a free rook? why did you not take it? am i missing something?

“I can do ASMR for you too, but you never asked” 🤣🤣🤣

@29:58 i think the last name might be "goo-tee-AIR-rez" =o)

"gotta defeat the system players" while playing a system ...

19:48 I was expecting knight E6 forking rook and queen. What is the reasoning behind not playing that move?

24:45 hehehe now i understand why you didnt see the free rook

i missed out on cantina band :(

Take yout time 37:28

37:00 - "When you have mate in 1, look for better!" - ChessBrahs' Rule #94

Can anyone send me the link of playlist?

17:18 ptdr moi ca marche pas comme ca en général

Is Dr. O originally from Colombia?

Bruh do the 900s I play against play mistakes like these 1600s and I just don’t notice them??

I gained like 200+elo from playing the hippo ty so much upload faster please

What Playlist is this??

That checkmate around 39 minutes with the knight was NASTY

The music is good ... even if it's not what we're getting on Twitch.

39:00 exquisitely beautiful

Calculating lapdance variations just to get a long variation wrong variation

mann is it free rook day ? :D

38:44 for maximum cheese :D

43:54 GM at a stripclub looking at the ceiling is hilarious

12:30 music? please link

1750 before hippo speed run, 1925 now

What a legend!

Is the rook hanging or am i crazy? 10:57

let's goo

Problem with Eric is that he is too good and see good move in mind and play according to that and miss their blunder

Egg

Thanks for the series, I love to watch it :)

mmm 7:50 gg...

Awesome mr handsome ;)

hippo - the hardest speed run yet!

I was praying for u to win 😔

He hung a rook @10:55 🤣🤣 no way you missed that