The Hippopotamus Defence

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The Hippopotamus Defence is an opening system that can almost always be played against white. It consist of a double fianchetto structure and knights developed to the seventh rank.

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Lines (11)

1Basic Setup 2Queen-Side Bishop Attack 3King-Side Bishop Attack 4Another basic setup 5A Pawn Push 6A Pawn Push with center play 7H Pawn Push 8f mistake 9c5 push 10Attack on d5 11Knight Mstake