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 Mason, James vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Didier, M1. vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 0-1 Marquez Sterling, Manuel vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Pillsbury, Harry Nelson vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Panov Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Showalter, Jackson Whipps vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Rosen, Leon 1900 · Paris · French Defense: Classical Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Burn, Amos 1900 · Paris · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Marco, Georg 1900 · Paris · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 0-1 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Maroczy, Geza vs Frank Marshall 1900 · Paris · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Napier, William Ewart 1901 · Buffalo · Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Howell, Clarance Seaman 1901 · Buffalo · Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line The Classical Era 1-0 Pillsbury, Harry Nelson vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Buffalo · Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Karpinski, L. vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Buffalo · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Symmetrical Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Delmar, Eugene vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Buffalo · Vienna Game: Mieses Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Napier, William Ewart vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Buffalo · Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Pillsbury, Harry Nelson 1901 · Buffalo · Center Game: Berger Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Delmar, Eugene 1901 · Buffalo · King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Blackburne Attack The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Winawer, Szymon 1901 · Monte Carlo · Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit The Classical Era ½-½ Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Blackburne Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1901 · Monte Carlo · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Winawer, Szymon 1901 · Monte Carlo · Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit The Classical Era 1-0 Gunsberg, Isidor vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack The Classical Era