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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS DEFENSE IS FANTASTIC!!!! | 2022 Pacific Coast Open!
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@TheChessGiant Год назад

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

@allanmarks2150 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@markgreenberg4240 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@FloatingSunfish 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@MrInalbert 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Haha yup! Thanks for stopping by Lemon Shark

@whothethunk 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@jackanderson719 Год назад

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 Год назад

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!

@mr_mr 2 года назад

Love seeing the details of where the hippo can go

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful brotha!

@banzaiburger9589 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@XadrezcomKau Год назад

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

@TheChessGiant Год назад

Thank you my guy. Glad you enjoyed!

@woodenfences 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@dmr288 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@darensweeney5925 2 года назад

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

@cwhawes 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thanks! Glad to help!

@jonshive5482 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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!

@ANDREININJA1243 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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 :)

@sagestseeker 2 года назад

Man, I know he was heated 🤣 😂 😤

@allencallahan1478 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thanks Allan! Happy to help!

@mauerderbauer3401 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

@@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 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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 Год назад

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

@georgestamps 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@johnybalohny 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@mr_mr 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thanks! And no problem!

@kalistadrake5226 Год назад

Another great game! Thanks, Solomon!

@TheChessGiant Год назад

Thank you Kalista!

@matsonruddell8795 2 года назад

This is cool watching your current game.

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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.

@allencallahan1478 2 года назад

You’re the master. Great content.

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

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

@beechercc6722 2 года назад

Congrats like these tourney recaps

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thanks! And great to hear!

@argentina8312 2 года назад

Ilove hippo

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

The Hippopotamus Defense is the stuff!

@joewilliams8252 2 года назад

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

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thank you Joe! Ya it's interesting as I've had a RU-vid 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 2 года назад

@@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.

@mikestubbs1708 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

That's exactly right Mike!

@walterbrownstone8017 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@argentina8312 2 года назад

Wonderful keep going

@TheChessGiant 2 года назад

Thanks Arge! Appreciate the support brotha.