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 Swiderski, Rudolf 1904 · Monte Carlo · French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Mieses, Jacques vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Monte Carlo Rice · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Marco, Georg 1904 · Monte Carlo Rice · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era ½-½ Marco, Georg vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Monte Carlo · Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Forgacs, Leo vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Monte Carlo Rice · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Maroczy, Geza 1904 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era ½-½ Schrader, Edward F vs Frank Marshall 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Mlotkowski, Stasch vs Frank Marshall 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Sicilian Defense: French Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Mlotkowski, Stasch 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Center Game: Kieseritzky Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Schrader, Edward F 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Uedemann, L. 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Eisenberg, LR. 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Jaffe, Charles vs Frank Marshall 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Schwietzer, George 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Kemeny, Emil vs Frank Marshall 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Shrader, EW. vs Frank Marshall 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Judd, Max 1904 · USA-07.Congress+ · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Guckemus, R. vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Howard, K. 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Guckemus, R. 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Howard, K. vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Van't Kruijs Opening The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Roething, O. 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Hodges, Albert Beauregard vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Cambridge Springs · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Fox, Albert Whiting vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Cambridge Springs · Sicilian Defense: Marshall Counterattack The Classical Era