La defensa hipopótamo

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07/02/2022 – ¿Qué es el sistema hipopótamo o la defensa hipopótamo? La idea es que, al comienzo de la partida, el jugador de las piezas negras desarrolla sus piezas en las tres primeras filas de su propio lado del tablero. Va construyendo una posición sólida, flexible y ojalá estable y aguarda lo que estará pasando. Pero en un momento dado, se lanzará al ataque. La defensa hipopótamo recibió su nombre por el jugador inglés aficionado, un poco excéntrico, JC Thompson en los años 1950. Bajo determinadas circunstancias, el jugador de las negras puede ser capaz de levantar la cabeza del barro y aplastar a todo lo que le entra en el camino. Unos cuantos jugadores fuertes le han cogido cariño al hipopótamo, por ejemplo, Boris Spassky y Gata Kamski. El nuevo cursillo (en inglés) de Andrew Martin ahora ya está disponible en la tienda online de ChessBase.

The Hippopotamus system of defence The Hippopotamus system of defence

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 strik

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Andrew Martin: The Hippopotamus system of defence 

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. 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

• With interactive training including video feedback

• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - play key positions against Fritz on various levels

System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 / 8 or 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB

RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

Andrew Martin is an English chess player with the title of International Master. He has won various national and international tournaments and was a commentator on the chess world championship between Kasparov and Kramnik in 2000. He is known as a professional chess teacher and head trainer of the English youth team. He is a chess columnist, an author of chess books and the author of various instructional videos. He was the publisher of the series Trends Publications. Andrew Martin has recorded extensively for Chessbase since 2004.

The Hippopotamus system of defence

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 strik

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