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
1-0 Wolf, Heinrich vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit The Classical Era ½-½ Curt von Bardeleben vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 1-0 Swiderski, Rudolf vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Slav Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Pillsbury, Harry Nelson vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Tarrasch Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Atkins, Henry Ernst vs Frank Marshall 1902 · DSB-13.Kongress · Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3 The Classical Era 1-0 Maroczy, Geza vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1902 · Monte Carlo · Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line The Classical Era 0-1 Mason, James vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian The Classical Era 0-1 Teichmann, Richard vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Albin, Adolf 1902 · Monte Carlo · Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Albin, Adolf vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Zukertort Opening The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Mortimer, James 1902 · Monte Carlo · Semi-Slav Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Eisenberg, LR. vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Eisenberg, LR. 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Gunsberg, Isidor 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Von Scheve, Theodor 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack The Classical Era 1-0 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Von Popiel, Ignatz 1902 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Napier, William Ewart vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1902 · Monte Carlo · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack The Classical Era