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Alessio de Santis
Books by Alessio de Santis
The Hippopotamus Defence
A Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black
The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a clear-cut and straightforward chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It’s universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White choices: 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.f4, the Colle, London, Trompovsky...