Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation

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1.d4e62.c4Bb4+3.Nc3

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Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation286k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Bxc3+37%107k44%

Nf6Nimzo-Indian Defense23%64k45%

c57.8%22k49%

d55.2%15k43%

Nc64.1%12k41%

Ne73.9%11k46%

f53.5%10k54%

b63.2%9.0k50%

h62.3%6.6k46%

a61.9%5.3k43%

Famous games in this line763 master games

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2742) – Movsesian, Sergei (2723)2008½–½Bluebaum, M. (2660) – Praggnanandhaa, R. (2779)20251–0Sarana, A. (2668) – Kramnik, V. (2753)20220–1Gelfand, Boris (2685) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710)1994½–½Gelfand, Boris (2685) – Andersson, Ulf (2630)19950–1Gurevich, Mikhail (2667) – Gulko, Boris F (2643)2000½–½Piket, Jeroen (2640) – Andersson, Ulf (2655)1997½–½Lautier, Joel (2645) – Adams, Michael (2640)1994½–½

Heroes of this opening Bluebaum, M. · Kramnik, V. · Andersson, Ulf

Family

Kangaroo Defense

Category

Semi-Closed

First move

1.d4

ECO

A40

Line

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3

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