Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (3… d5 4. Bf4)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
The Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A48, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4. It is a line of the Queen's Pawn Game. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 358 times by this move order. White won 48%, 7% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 4… Bg7 (77% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4… Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6 7. Nc3)
- ECO
- A48
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 23 | |
| 1500-1999 | 103 | |
| 2000+ | 232 | |
| All | 358 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Bg7 Barry Attack (4. Bf4 Bg7) | 276 (77%) | |
| 4… c6 | 45 (13%) | |
| 4… a6 | 25 (7%) | |
| 4… c5 | 6 (2%) | |
| 4… Nh5 | 3 (1%) | |
| 4… e6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 4… Bd7 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
422 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 20%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- GM Levon Aronian (2781) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784) 1/2-1/2 · Skilling Open KO 2020 · 2020-11-25
- GM Levon Aronian (2781) – GM Richard Rapport (2763) 1-0 · GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · 2021-06-22
- GM Nihal Sarin (2692) – GM Maksim Chigaev (2627) 1-0 · Titled Tue 31st Oct Late · 2023-10-31
- GM Christian Bauer (2639) – GM Gata Kamsky (2665) 0-1 · Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 · 2020-11-14
- GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2622) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2676) 1-0 · chess.com Junior Speed · 2020-09-28
Search all games of the Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Logan-007 (2655) – MeeTion01 (2852) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Vahe_S (2737) – hyo_lee (2664) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Gertrude_Weichsel (2541) – Koblizek (2706) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
East Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
Continuations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack (4. Bf4 Bg7) A48 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7
More Queen's Pawn Game lines (all)
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4) A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening A40
- Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense A40
- Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d6) A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation A41
- Queen's Pawn Game: Liedmann Gambit A43
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (2. Nc3 d5) A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack A45
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Breyer Variation A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Classical Defense A46
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation A48
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Tarzan Attack A48
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.