Ep. 100: The Hippopotamus Defense and Other Chess Opening Systems for Black

The Chess Angle

Welcome to our 100th episode! Be sure to check out our new and improved website. Same address, updated look. This week, we explore five universal responses for Black. These can be played against any first move by White.

In this episode:

• Listener Mailbag
• 1…g6 (Modern Defense)
• Hippopotamus Defense
• 1…e6
• 1…b6
• 1…Nc6

Referenced:

• 10 Black "Opening Systems" (ThePawnSlayer chess.com blog)
• The Amateur’s Mind
• Winning Chess Strategies
• Simple Chess

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