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What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right moment, he will strike back! The Hippopotamus was given the name by an eccentric English amateur player JC Thompson, back in the 1950’s. It seems as good a name as any. Given the right conditions, Black will emerge from the chessboard swamp and crush all before them.
Configuration: Minimale: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 10, carte graphique DirectX9 avec 256 MB RAM, (lecteur DVD-ROM drive), Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 ou ChessBase Reader et connexion internet pour l’activation du programme Conseillé: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, carte graphique DirectX10 (ou compatible) avec 512 MB RAM ou plus, Windows Media Player 11, (lecteur DVD-ROM) et connexion internet pour l’activation du programme. MacOSX seulement disponible par téléchargement. Minimale: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Many strong players have taken a liking to the Hippo, including such greats as Boris Spassky and Gata Kamsky. Here we have an anti-theoretical opening, which has allowed them to draw on experience, rather than the need to remember long move sequences. It’s worth pointing out that White may play in Hippo-style too. On this ChessBase video course IM and FIDE Senior Trainer Andrew Martin maps out a game plan for the Hippo user and shows how the opening is played in the present day. It is an exciting tour of some very unusual chess.
• Video running time: 5 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - play key positions against Fritz on various levels