Hippopotamus Defense (히포포타머스 방어)

한국어

The Hippopotamus Defense family holds 2 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

1. e4 Nh6

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. e4
1… Nh6

Play it yourself

Hippopotamus Defense (B00)

1. e4 Nh6

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Variations in this family

Ordered by ECO code. A blank label means the entry carries the family name alone.

  1. B00Hippopotamus Defense2 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nh6

  2. B00Hippopotamus Defense6 movesPlay this line

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

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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.