Openings/Kangaroo Defense
Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation A40
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3
504 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 28%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 203 | 30% 32% 38% | 2307 | 2026 |
| f5 | 98 | 35% 21% 44% | 2278 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 82 | 32% 32% 37% | 2218 | 2026 |
| b6 | 80 | 16% 30% 54% | 2288 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 19 | 58% 16% 26% | 2217 | 2025 |
| d5 | 17 | 59% 18% 24% | 2222 | 2023 |
| Nc6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2390 | 2025 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2342 | 2012 |
| Ne7 | 1 | 100% | 2357 | 2017 |
Top games
| Bluebaum, M2660–Praggnanandhaa, R2779 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Radjabov, T2723–Vallejo Pons, F2667 | ½-½ | Chess Stars 3.0 Blitz | 2023 |
| Ponkratov, P2589–Morozevich, A2683 | ½-½ | ch-RUS Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Khismatullin, D2658–Rakhmanov, Ale2602 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2767–Harsha, B2489 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Howell, D2698–Svetushkin, D2556 | ½-½ | 21st European Teams | 2017 |
| Indjic, A2617–Predojevic, B2618 | 0-1 | Serbian League 2019 | 2019 |
| Korobov, A2698–Demidov, M2520 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Jones, G2655–Marin, Mi2548 | ½-½ | 32nd Benasque Open | 2012 |
| Ragger, M2646–Luther, T2556 | ½-½ | TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |