There is new video from Miodrag the butcher, showing a line against the Hippo. But I didn't like it because he plays a move order that usually Hippo players do not use.
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Jun 23, 2023
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#123
Grandcapi wrote:
There is new video from Miodrag the butcher, showing a line against the Hippo. But I didn't like it because he plays a move order that usually Hippo players do not use.
Can you provide a link to the video? I would love to see it.
The Hippo is solid and can win. Spassky played it serveras times. Look at his games and some other GMs.
Jun 24, 2023
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#125
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmWpIhp0Q1s&t=402s&ab_channel=MiodragPerunovic
Is the video I have mentioned above.
Hippo 🦛
hippo is my fave
you can not stop me from play hippo on rapid
Aug 31, 2023
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#130
Optimissed wrote:
BeagleOfTheYear wrote:
hippo is 10/10 i win like a lot of my bullet games w/ it
That's because it has a lot of short moves, so you gain in time. The main way to win at bullet is on time.
I sometimes win w/ checkmate 
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Wow 200 elo game
BTW to anyone saying look at Spasski games,Spasski really but like really was not playing good hippo and played it really passive barely surviving in that world championship its better to look at Solomon Ruddel, Hikaru Nakamura
Can anyone rated 1800+ or with a title explain how the game would typically play out if both White and Black use the Hippo setup?
Oct 31, 2024
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#138
navaneethakrishnan33 wrote:
Can anyone rated 1800+ or with a title explain how the game would typically play out if both White and Black use the Hippo setup?
Can't be done. Try it yourself, to set up a Hippo on both sides of the board and you'll see.
I wrecked Martin(bot) using hippo opening