Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › East Indian Defense › Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- East Indian Defense A48
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Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
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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Statistics from Lichess
342,533 games · White 47.1% / Draw 5.7% / Black 47.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 277,650 | |
| c6 | 35,580 | |
| a6 | 15,942 | |
| c5 | 4,371 | |
| e6 | 2,062 | |
| Nc6 | 1,483 | |
| Bg4 | 1,248 | |
| Bf5 | 1,222 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:31:42
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