Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation

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

ECO A40

The Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation is a chess opening line in the Kangaroo Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nc3.

It is catalogued under code A40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc3 is chosen by White on move 3.

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