Frank James Marshall vs Amos Burn (1905)

Frank James Marshall vs Amos Burn
Ostend (1905) · Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Traditional Line (C54) · 1-0

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Given 17 times; par: 24 [what's this?]

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Aug-11-05		RookFile: Another humorous game where Marshall slaps Burn silly.

Aug-11-05		WannaBe: too busy finding the pipe & tobacco & matches...

Dec-19-06		plang: Nice attack, 17 Re7+ is a nice piece sacrifice. Marshalls career record against Burn was 6-3 so they weren't that mis-matched.

Oct-17-07		timhortons: marshall said in the move of 15th ne5 "i saw the move in a flash"as noted in fred rienfields book -great brilliancy prize games of the chess masters

Oct-17-07		timhortons: click for larger view if instead of 15th...fxg6 black attack whites queen with a rook 15th rookh4 would it still be possible for marshall to continue charging the black king? or would it put a stop to it...it seems black here just miss the best shot in fending marshalls attack

Oct-17-07		Silverstrike: <timhortons> After 15...Rh4 Marshall could go for a draw with 16.Qxg4 gxh4 17.Nxf7 Qe8 18.Ne5 Qd8 19.Nf7 etc. Or after 16.Qd3 White's position has, as far as I can see, only been imrpoved now that the queen controls g6 and the Black rook on h4 is a target should the White knight go to g6.

Oct-17-07		timhortons: well its at least for burn to hold a draw and not be mated like these if indeed marshall would use the line you kibitz if 16 qd3..e6 17.nxf7..QE8...18Nxg5...qa4

Feb-08-08		zev22407: What was wrong with 13)..Bxd2? I think that 13)..Be7 gave white a vital tempo

Mar-15-10		thewanderingpen: After 13...Bxd2, White recaptures with 14.Nxd2 - the threat of Nd2-e4 is maintained while Black lacks another defender for the Knight on f6. That's my 2 cents (Scored 27 points, par 22 - Pathetic -_-)

Mar-15-10		Shams: then 14...hxg5

Mar-01-11		GrahamClayton: 7...e4? was the error - White gains too much space and a lead in development after pushing the Black knights back with 8.d5 and 9.d4. Challenging the centre with 7...d5 is much more active.

Feb-05-12		backrank: According to Marshall himself (in 'My fifty years of chess') Black resigned after 21. Qf5, and Marshall gives the (even prettier) variation: 'For, if 21. ... g6; 22. Rxh5! gxh5 23. Qf6#' [of course, he uses descriptive notation].

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