The Modernized Barry Attack

En oppdatering om en ganske fersk åpning på sjakkhimmelen. Barry Attack er et slags London-system mot g6 og Lg7, når hvit tidlig spiller d4, Sf3, Lf4 og Sc3, og noen ganger Sb5 som vi tidligere bedømte som et rent amatørtrekk.

En åpning som neppe påberoper seg å gi hvit noen fordel, men som forfatteren påpeker, gjelder jo dette egentlig for åpninger flest. Det har vel heller blitt viktigere enn noen gang å forsøke å spille på egen hjemmebane, forutsatt at variantene ikke gir direkte teoretisk overtak til motparten heller.

Forlagets egen omtale:

The Barry Attack is somewhat defensive-looking from the start. It tempts Black forward, provocatively. The Barry Attack is, after all, a little rebellious, flouting, as it does, all those common sense development rules. Perhaps your game needs a good shot of tactics to boost your results - it’s one of the fastest ways to improve and this is true not only for young players.

If your opponent plays an early move order that’s not in this book such as 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 for example, the good news is that Black will be forced to transpose back into the mass of material. The ‘’super repertoire’’ that always keeps Black under pressure in all variations is of course, a total myth. Any reasonable opening set-up can work wonders for White or Black if they know it well. This is always going to outweigh theoretical evolution.

Playing strong chess is also very much about your level of self-confidence, emotional and physical health. It’s about who you are and how you feel in many ways at the precise moment of play in addition to your opening knowledge and general technique. Anyone who takes the trouble to play through each model example, move by move, note by note, will be rewarded. Your strategic play will deepen and your tactics will improve along with your assessment skills, and you’ll end up with a great repertoire!