de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Klassiker Unlike conventional chess biographies

Unlike conventional chess biographies

He has authored The Most Flexible Sicilian

His award-winning Chess Strategy for Club Players was a worldwide bestseller

Vitaly Tseshkovsky

have frequently played this opening and used it to play for victory against their contemporaries

de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence Klassiker Unlike conventional chess biographiesA Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. Its a straightforward and clear cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. Its universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of Whites choices (1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, 1. f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Rti and others). Its not very well known and will surprise many opponents. On top of all