The Hippo System: A Universal Opening System for White and Black - Mongredien Edition

by Gary Gifford, Eric Briffoz

This expanded (4th) edition of the Hippo System is a tribute to Augustus Mongredien, the apparent founder of the initial hippo system. The book includes 101 hippo games (edition 3 has 40). The authors have used a new layout for easier navigation and have included section headers and sectionalized page numbering. 1. Intro to the Hippo System; 2. White Hippo (e5 d5 black pawn setup); 3. White Hippo (e6 d5 black pawn setup); 4. White Hippo (e5 d5 c5 black pawn setup); 5. White Hippo (e5 d5 f5 black pawn setup); 6. Black Hippo ( e4 d4 White pawn setup); 7. Black Hippo ( e4 d4 c4 White pawn setup); 8. Black Hippo ( e4 d4 f4 Austrian Attack White setup); 9. Modern Defense; 10. Tribute to Augustus Mongredien; 11. GM Pavel Blatny’s White Hippo; 12. WGM Marta Michna’s White Hippo; 13. White Hippos for your Analysis; 14. Black Hippos for your Analysis;15. What happens if White Hippo faces Black Hippo?; Bibliography; Index of the Players. Note each chapter includes its own table of contents.

433 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 20, 2019