de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Spielmaterial Sochi and most recently in

Sochi and most recently in New York

you come across games dating back to the beginning of the last century or even the 1800s

It covers the three phases of chess in separate chapters

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de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Spielmaterial Sochi and most recently inA 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