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A48

Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack

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Overview

Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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.

It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

2 named variations grow from this line, including Grünfeld Variation, Tarzan Attack.

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ECO code
A48
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
Direct variations
2

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Variations (2)