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Hippopotamus Defense B00

B — Semi-open games · Family: Hippopotamus Defense · basic reference page

1. e4 Nh6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 f6

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• Position after 6 half-moves — White to move.
• Material is balanced.
• Family “Hippopotamus Defense” contains 2 recorded variation(s) here.

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Nearby ECO codes in the B — Semi-open games volume — compare the move orders:

• Barnes Defense (B00)
• Borg Defense (B00)
• Carr Defense (B00)
• Duras Gambit (B00)
• Goldsmith Defense (B00)
• Hippopotamus Defense (B00)