Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack is a chess opening line in the Queen's Pawn Game complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4.
It is catalogued under code A48 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move Bf4 is chosen by White on move 4.
2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Grünfeld Variation and the Tarzan Attack.
Named variations
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