Keres Defence

The Keres Defence (also known as the Kangaroo De- 4 References

fence or Franco-Indian Defense) is a chess opening
characterised by the moves:
Notes
1. d4 e6

[1] Hooper, Whyld (1987)

2. c4 Bb4+

[2] Lwenthal vs. Buckle, London 1851 Chessgames.com

[3] Korn, Walter (1982). Queens Pawn Games. Modern
Chess Openings (12th ed.). David McKay Company, Inc.
p. 312. ISBN 0-679-13500-6.

The opening is named for Estonian grandmaster Paul

Keres.

[4] Schiller (1998), p. 227

History

[5] Timman vs.

games.com

[6] Matanovi 1996 (Vol A), p. 295, note 73

This opening was known since the 1840s and was played
by Henry Thomas Buckle in his fourth match game with
Johann Lwenthal, London 1851.[1][2] The standard reply
today, 3.Bd2, was recommended by Howard Staunton.

[7] Kasparov, Gary; Keene, Raymond (1982). Batsford Chess

Openings. American Chess Promotions. p. 47. ISBN 07134-2112-6.

Bibliography

Discussion

Benjamin, Joel; Schiller, Eric (1987). Keres Defence. Unorthodox Openings. Macmillan Publishing Company. pp. 6869. ISBN 0-02-016590-0.

White can respond 3.Nc3, 3.Nd2, or 3.Bd2. The game

often transposes to a Nimzo-Indian Defence, a Dutch
Defence, a Queens Gambit Declined, an English Defence, or a Bogo-Indian Defence. 3.Nc3 is likely to transpose into one of those openings: 3...Nf6 (Nimzo-Indian),
3...f5 (Dutch; Korn gives 3...Bxc3+ 4.bxc3 f5!,[3] played
by Buckle) 3...d5 (an unusual form of QGD), or 3...b6
(English). Black has the same options after 3.Nd2, except that 3...Nf6 4.Nf3 is a Bogo-Indian.

Schiller, Eric (1998). Unorthodox Chess Openings.

Cardoza Publishing. pp. 22728. ISBN 0-94068573-6.
Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1987). Keres
Defence. The Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford
University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-19-281986-0.

After 3.Bd2, Black can continue with 3...Bxd2+ into a

line of the Bogo-Indian, and 3...a5 will also usually transpose to a Bogo-Indian when White plays Nf3. Or Black
can allow White to play e4: 3...Qe7 4.e4 d5 (Black obtained a good game in LlanosHoman, San Luis Clarin
1995 with 4...Nf6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Nxd2 d6 7.Bd3 e5
8.d5 0-0)[4] 5.Bxb4 (5.e5 TimmanSpraggett, Montpellier 1985)[5][6] Qxb4+ 6.Qd2! Qxd2+ (if 6...Nc6 then
7.Nc3!) 7.Nxd2 with slight advantage for White.[7]

Spraggett, Montpellier 1985 Chess-

Matanovi, Aleksandar, ed. (1996). Encyclopaedia

of Chess Openings. Vol A (2nd ed.). Yugoslavia:
Chess Informant.

5 External links
Chess Opening Explorer Chessgames.com

See also
List of chess openings
List of chess openings named after people
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