Frank James Marshall

1877–1944 United States

US champion for 27 years and chess's great romantic swindler. He saved his most famous weapon — the Marshall Attack in the Ruy Lopez — for nearly a decade, unveiling it against Capablanca in 1918. He lost the game; the attack is main-line theory a century later.

1,024games
405won · 40%
351drawn · 34%
268lost · 26%
1899–1941span

Games in the Archive

1,024 games
½-½ Frank Marshall vs Mieses, Jacques 1899 · London-B · Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Jones, E. 1899 · London-B · Italian Game: Giuoco Piano The Classical Era ½-½ Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1899 · London-B · Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Esser, Johannes 1899 · London-B · Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack The Classical Era 0-1 Jackson, E. vs Frank Marshall 1899 · London-B · Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Emanuel Lasker 1900 · Paris · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Lipschuetz, Samuel 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Showalter, Jackson Whipps vs Frank Marshall 1900 · New York · Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Hymes, Edward 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Baird, David Graham 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 1-0 Hodges, Albert Beauregard vs Frank Marshall 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 1-0 Lipschuetz, Samuel vs Frank Marshall 1900 · New York · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Showalter, Jackson Whipps 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line The Classical Era 1-0 Hymes, Edward vs Frank Marshall 1900 · New York · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 1-0 Baird, David Graham vs Frank Marshall 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Hodges, Albert Beauregard 1900 · New York · Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Orthodox Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Brody, Miklos vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1900 · Paris · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1900 · Paris · Ruy Lopez: Closed Berlin Defense, Chigorin Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Brody, Miklos 1900 · Paris · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack The Classical Era 0-1 Mortimer, James vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1900 · Paris · Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit The Classical Era