Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › East Indian Defense › Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack › Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- East Indian Defense A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack A48 you are here
Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
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.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- A48
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 2
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.
Statistics from Lichess
Loading…
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached
Description
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.