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
0-1 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · French Defense: Steinitz Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack The Classical Era 1-0 Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Bradford Attack Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · French Defense: Steinitz Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · French Defense: Steinitz Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Teichmann, Richard vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende2 · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin 1905 · Ostende · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende2 · King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende · Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Teichmann, Richard 1905 · Ostende · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin 1905 · Ostende2 · Danish Gambit Declined: Sörensen Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Wolf, Heinrich vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende · French Defense: Marshall Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Maroczy, Geza 1905 · Ostende · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 0-1 Taubenhaus, Jean vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende · Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1905 · Ostende · Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Ostende · French Defense: Queen's Knight The Classical Era