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 John, Walter vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · French Defense: Exchange Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1905 · Paris m2 · Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Akiba Rubinstein 1906 · Ostend · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Fox, Albert Whiting vs Frank Marshall 1906 · New York m · Vienna Game: Mieses Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Fox, Albert Whiting 1906 · New York m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era ½-½ Fox, Albert Whiting vs Frank Marshall 1906 · New York m · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Fox, Albert Whiting 1906 · New York m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Duras, Oldrich vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Cohn, Erich 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Old Indian Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Forgacs, Leo vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Spielmann, Rudolf 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Znosko Borovsky, Eugene vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Fahrni, Hans 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Wolf, Heinrich 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line The Classical Era 0-1 Salwe, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3 The Classical Era ½-½ Swiderski, Rudolf vs Frank Marshall 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Vidmar, Milan Sr 1906 · DSB-15.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line The Classical Era 0-1 Burn, Amos vs Frank Marshall 1906 · Ostend · Queen's Pawn Game: London System The Classical Era 1-0 Maroczy, Geza vs Frank Marshall 1906 · Ostend · Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation The Classical Era