The Hippopotamus Defence is a name for various irregular chess opening systems in which Black moves a number of pawns to the sixth rank, often developing pieces to the seventh rank, and does not move any pawns to the fifth rank in the opening. It has a reputation of a solid opening and is usually chosen as a means of anti-computer strategy!
In this game we see how French WGM Almira Skripchenko destroys GM Laurent Fressinet's super solid Hippopotamus Defence!
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Almira Skripchenko vs Laurent Fressinet
French Championship (2002), Val d'Isere FRA, rd 5, Aug-23
Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06)
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Nc3 a6
7. a4 b6 8. Bf4 Bb7 9. Qd2 h6 10. h3 g5 11. Bh2 Ne7 12. h4 Ng6
13. h5 Ne7 14. d5 e5 15. Ne1 f5 16. exf5 Nf6 17. f3 Nxf5
18. Ne4 O-O 19. c3 Kh8 20. Rd1 Qe8 21. Bb3 Ne7 22. Nxf6 Rxf6
23. g4 c6 24. c4 cxd5 25. cxd5 Rc8 26. Ng2 Qf7 27. Qd3 Rf8
28. Ne3 Qe8 29. Bc2 Kg8 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Qh7+ Kf7 32. d6 Rh8
33. Bb3+ Bd5 34. Nxd5 Rxh7 35. Nxf6+ Kxf6 36. d7 Qd8 37. Rd6#
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