A Skirmish With the Hippo (Post #31)

Welcome!

Here’s a nice game I played two days ago, where I played against the Hippo setup. I was okay out of the opening, but then allowed a scorching attack on my king, which I barely fended off, at the cost of my two central pawns. I then was able to use a tactic to win a minor, and eventually the game.

 

 I think this game really shows the power of the f5/c5 push in the hippo. I’ll definitely watch out for it in the future.

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