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 Swiderski, Rudolf vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Monte Carlo Rice · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Swiderski, Rudolf vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Monte Carlo · Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit The Classical Era 0-1 Roething, O. vs Frank Marshall 1904 · Sylvan Beach · Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Berger, Johann Nepomuk vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central Exchange The Classical Era ½-½ Alapin, Simon vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Burn, Amos 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Chigorin, Mikhail 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Maroczy, Geza 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Schlechter, Carl 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Curt von Bardeleben 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era 1-0 Frank Marshall vs Von Gottschall, Hermann 1905 · Barmen-A · Queen's Gambit Declined The Classical Era ½-½ Suechting, Hugo vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · French Defense: Schlechter Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Wolf, Heinrich vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Barmen-A · Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Napier, William Ewart 1905 · London theme m · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Napier, William Ewart vs Frank Marshall 1905 · London theme m · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Napier, William Ewart 1905 · London theme m · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era ½-½ Napier, William Ewart vs Frank Marshall 1905 · London theme m · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Napier, William Ewart 1905 · London theme m · King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rice Gambit The Classical Era 0-1 Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense The Classical Era ½-½ Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Frank Marshall vs Tarrasch, Siegbert 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Symmetrical Variation The Classical Era ½-½ Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Frank Marshall 1905 · Nuremberg m · Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation The Classical Era