Kangaroo Defense

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+

ECO A40

The Kangaroo Defense is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+, catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb4+ is chosen by Black on move 2.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Transpositional Variation.

Named variations

• Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation — ECO A40

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