What Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Tarzan Attack puts on the board
Material is level, with black to move.
White has central pawns on d4; Black has central pawns on d5.
White can still castle either side; Black can still castle either side.
What White is trying to build
Develop around the Queen's Pawn Game pawn structure before starting a wing operation.
Keep the central pawn breaks available until the pieces show which one helps.
How Black challenges it
Contest the centre and finish king safety before collecting loose material.
Meet the named attack with development and a counterstrike in the centre.
The tactical pattern to recognise
Central pawn breaks can open files while a king or queen is still exposed.
Loose pieces and undefended central pawns matter more when both sides are still developing.
What to check before committing
Repeating a piece move without checking whether a new piece can be developed instead.
Starting a flank plan while the centre can still open against the king.
Choose the next book move
Preview a move to see the resulting position and the idea behind it. Select it to continue on the same board.
Reference links and alternate move orders
Related variations
- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit
- Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted
- Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Anti-Veresov
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Fianchetto Defense
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Irish Gambit
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Shropshire Defense
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Grünfeld Formation
- Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle
