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 Gunsberg, Isidor 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Alapin, Simon vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Mieses, Jacques 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 1-0 Von Scheve, Theodor vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Mason, James 1901 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 1-0 Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1901 · Monte Carlo · Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Reggio, Arturo 1901 · Monte Carlo · Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Howell, Clarance Seaman vs Frank Marshall 1901 · Buffalo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Danish Gambit Accepted The Classical Era 0-1 Levin, Alexander M vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Suechting, Hugo vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Mason, James 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Napier, William Ewart 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Von Popiel, Ignatz 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Olland, Adolf Georg 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Cohn, Wilhelm 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line The Classical Era 1-0 Von Gottschall, Hermann vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Gunsberg, Isidor 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense The Classical Era