Kangaroo Defense

Kangaroo Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A40. It goes 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... e6. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
• 1... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
• 2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 2... Bb4+ – Black plays the bishop to b4, giving check

Related openings

• It extends: Horwitz Defense (1. d4 e6)
• Continues with: Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation – adds 3. Nc3
• Related line: Kangaroo Defense: Keres Defense, Transpositional Variation (1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3)

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