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Kangaroo Defense

ECO A40 · 756 games · White to move

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+
49% White8% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc337149.1%Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation A40
Bd232743.3%
Nd2516.7%

A further 7 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Horwitz Defense 1... e6Kangaroo Defense 2... Bb4+

Other lines in this family

Keres Defense, Transpositional VariationA40… 3. Nc3371

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.