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 Burn, Amos 1907 · ENG-USA cable m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Berger, Johann Nepomuk vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Maroczy, Geza vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Cohn, Erich 1907 · Karlsbad · King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation, Euwe Attack The Classical Era 1-0 Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Duras, Oldrich 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Johner, Paul F 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Olland, Adolf Georg 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Salwe, Georg 1907 · Karlsbad · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1907 · Karlsbad · King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Spielmann, Rudolf 1907 · Karlsbad · King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Soldatenkov Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Teichmann, Richard vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line The Classical Era ½-½ Wolf, Heinrich vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Karlsbad · Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1907 · Ostende · Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Ostende · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Exchange Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1907 · Ostende · Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order The Classical Era 1-0 Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Ostende · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Janowski Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Burn, Amos 1907 · Ostende · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1907 · Ostende · Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense The Classical Era