Everyone knows the hippo. I'm surprised this hasn't been pointed out before.
Beginner's Game
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I've never heard of it, what's the hippo?
Oh cool, I've played that before, just didn't know the name.
small hippo
What are the greatest weaknesses of the hippo??
"the defence is so compact and coherent that it resists all attacks. there are practically no weaknesses that can be exploited. even if some lines are found where serious weakness can be provoked, strong responses will be found: there will always be other sequences of the standard opening to counter effectively, or we can move into one of the large number of close variants." -pafu
"the defence is so compact and coherent....... close variants." -pafu
I have been using the beginner's game since I first learnt to play chess (I'm now at rating of about 1300). Does that mean that if I go on using it, my development in chess will be good??
i have no idea but i doubt it, it is too positional
The Beginner's Game is a positional opening. There are no real targets for your opponent. One of the features is if your opponent wants, he can liquidate most of the pieces and try to beat you in an endgame. If my opponent plays 1. e4 or 1. d4, I play mainline defenses. Against anything else. I play the Beginner's Game.
Has anyone else clicked on the ad for the 'Beginner's Game'? I went to the site by Pafu, which claimed that the opening was completely new and...
Wait, hang on, that's the Beginner's Game?! The Hippo?! The one that a certain world champion used thirty years ago!? Brand new? Er, Pafu, you did not discover this opening. I'm pretty sure that a lot of beginners have actually 'discovered' the Hippo for themselves. I myself used to play the Hippo as an absolute beginner, without ever having seen it before.