My 6+ Hour Hippo Course! thechessgiant.gumroad.com/l/hippopotamusdefensecourse

I'm really enjoying playing the Hippo. I feel like I'm in control when I get the 6 pawns on the 6th rank, ready to lock up any attack on my structure. And frequently I find myself bursting out after the opening, and cramping up white's space, turning what was a passive seeming position, into an agressive and solidly defended push.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome Johny! Ya I couldn't agree more, it's a great system.

I love your Hippo series. I'm not much of a bullet player but I can see the advantage of using this system with fast time controls. Takes them out of theory fast.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny! Glad you're enjoying it. Also yes couldn't agree more, definitely my go-to opening at the moment.

@banzaiburger9589

Жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant last night I won a classical otb with the Hippo. The guy played London System against me and quickly got confused. ☺️

Darn Hippo! So hard to play against.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Facts Alamgir! I think e4/d4/f4 and then quick f5 is probably the best reply against it that I need to study up on. That said, I don't see it a ton.

Great philosophy!! "I don't really care; I'm trying to get your King" I love it! Great Video. I would love to see more like it. Solomon, you are definitely one of the BEST chess instructors on YT!! Would you do me favor and please do a video on the Giouco Pianissimo ? Preferably with slower time controls ? Also, what do you do with the Hippo against the dreaded Four Pawns Attack? Maybe you could show us that.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Hey Kalista! First off, I'm super glad you enjoyed the video! And both of the video recommendations you gave are awesome. I did make a Giuoco Piano video recently, with the Giuoco Pianissimo getting it's own segment. Below is the link if you want to check it out! kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4Z5xbFuYt3Sibw.html And, for the four pawn hippo, yes I will make a video on this! Thanks for sharing!

the great thing about the hippo is you can play like 20 moves without thinking, in other systems like london it only 5-7 moves without thinking really saves you time on the clock

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Right!! Well said.

You broke 2400? I broke 2100.. (rapid) I guess Hippo is an option. hip hip!

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Oh nice! We should play sometime!

Speed runs with the hippo is really good to see how you use the op. Good stuff.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Yessir! I'd love to do a Hippo speedruns in the future. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Another great Hippo video! 😄♥️ Looking forward to more great ones in the future! Quick question: What's the private 10th video on the Hippo playlist? Was it privated by mistake?

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha! Glad you enjoyed that! And thanks for pointing that out. Turns out that I had a video upload which I deleted but KZread kept it on playlist, so I got rid of that. Thanks!

Awesome to watch! Great to put one to sleep as well.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben!

I LOVE THE HIPPO. MORE CONTENT PLEASE. I BELIEVE IN YOUR CHANNEL TO HIT GM 😎

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Ayy thank you Steven! More Hippo you will get!

Nice man - love it. Congrats.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha!

Great to see it played. Wonderful

@TheChessGiant

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this one David! Keep it up.

This is great, thanks for sharing!

@4aryannaircoaj428

Жыл бұрын

Hi! Are you his relative?

@skyeruddell3196

Жыл бұрын

@@4aryannaircoaj428 yes and very proud of him!

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

World's fastest Hippo.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

You would know! That's cool you are posting some videos with the driver's point of view btw.

@StudioVRM

Жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant Thanks! Though I'm pretty sure your bullet chess moves are faster than my driving by a long shot.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

@@StudioVRM haha

Early queen attacks killing me now with the hippo … but I am bad

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Video coming out on that soon! In the meantime, this may help. It's not on the Hippopotamus Defense but the idea (seeing what queen is 1. attacking and 2. threatening) is the same. kzread.info/dash/bejne/imWWptNqnLzbhLw.html

Amazing content!!!

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Debra! Hope you got a couple new ideas in the Hippopotamus Defense!

Tomorrow I have a tournament in blitz I use hippo to win games either white and black

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes for you!

Go Hippos and Rams!!!

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Yessir!!

Learning this opening has dropped my rating by almost 300 points

Thanks 👍 👍 👍 👍

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Goksel!

Love the new layout

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Thanks big dog. Saw your 1 minute promo on the 8 days that was Dope editing

@zztv9602

Жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant appreciate it, that took a minute 😂😂

That title is such a grabber

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

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Love the hippo, but for streams could you play 3 mins so we can get more of your great analysis?

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tristan! Yessir! I will actually be playing some rapid games soon so we can go really in depth into the thought process!

@tristanlanoix6811

Жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant The force is strong with this one

i play it all the time my account is carless-carlsen i always losein situation where i castle into pawn storm and when i forget to play a3 in white or h6 in black they can get my black p by thier black pishop and suddenly my position fall apart i broke 2320 max now i fall to 2200

For the 400th guys, same but on 5 min control with explanations, moare explanations)

my opponent got wild when i played Hippo against them....unfortunately i lost all the games , nothing wrong with the hippo it's just i am not good at defence.

trying to play and getting crushed. Do not know what I am doing incorrect. ???

@TheChessGiant

3 ай бұрын

Hmm not sure David! I do private lessons and you can hit me up at "thechessgiant@gmail.com" if interested. Looking at master games on how they play it can also help - as well as Stockfish Game Review.

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Blitz far superior to bullet chess , too many mistkes in bullet and far easier to follow the strategy and tactics in learning the Hippo .

Personal preference, bullet games teach nothing. Fun to play for young players. No value for teaching.

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

That's fair. Was more going for an entertaining video in this one.

@jamesreed4483

Жыл бұрын

@@TheChessGiant on the other hand maybe I am just a cranky old guy who is jealous because I am not fast enough to play bullet any more, lol.

You didn't explain what the Hippo is. All you did was show us you playing chess. Why would people give a shit about your chess games when they can watch super GM's play?!

@TheChessGiant

Жыл бұрын

I've made over 20 videos on it, if you want to learn more about it, you can go there thanks! Wishing you a good day!

Too fast sorry