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 Frank Marshall vs Moreau, C. 1903 · Monte Carlo · King's Gambit Accepted: Double Muzio Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Albin, Adolf vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Monte Carlo · Bird Opening: From's Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Maroczy, Geza 1903 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line The Classical Era 0-1 Chigorin, Mikhail vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Chigorin's Attack The Classical Era 0-1 Gunsberg, Isidor vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Declined: Panteldakis Countergambit, Symmetrical Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Maroczy, Geza vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Silberschmidt Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Gunsberg, Isidor 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit, Schultz Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Marco, Georg 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Brentano Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Maroczy, Geza 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: McDonnell Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Mieses, Jacques 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Pillsbury, Harry Nelson 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Philidor Gambit, Schultz Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Swiderski, Rudolf 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Gianutio Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Teichmann, Richard 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Gianutio Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Pillsbury, Harry Nelson vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Gianutio Gambit The Classical Era ½-½ Schlechter, Carl vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Swiderski, Rudolf vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Teichmann, Richard vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1903 · Vienna Gambit · King's Gambit Accepted: Schallopp Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Mason, James vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Monte Carlo · Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Reggio, Arturo vs Frank Marshall 1903 · Monte Carlo · Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Emanuel Lasker vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Cambridge Springs · Sicilian Defense: French Variation The Classical Era