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Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation

ECO A40 · 371 games · Black to move

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bxc3+11430.7%
Nf69625.9%Nimzo-Indian Defense E20
c54211.3%
f5215.7%
d5184.9%
b6164.3%
Nc6133.5%

A further 51 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+Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation 3. Nc3

Other lines in this family

Kangaroo DefenseA40…756

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