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A48

Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack

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Overview

Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A48.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4, after 7 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of East Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack.

In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A48
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
7
Parent
East Indian Defense
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
3

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Variations (1)

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