de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence the big greek Der internationale Meister Herman Grooten

Der internationale Meister Herman Grooten ist ein Schachtrainer

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He developed this repertoire by working with students looking for something easy to understand and learn

de Santis: The Hippopotamus Defence the big greek Der internationale Meister Herman GrootenA Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black The Hippopotamus Defense is just what a club player needs. It's a straightforward and clear cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It's universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White's choices (1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, 1. f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Rti and others). It's not very well known and will surprise many opponents. On top of