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Marshall 
 
Frank James Marshall
Number of games in database: 1,299
Years covered: 1893 to 1944
Overall record: +516 -326 =410 (57.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      47 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Orthodox Defense (130) 
    D53 D51 D63 D60 D61
 Queen's Pawn Game (71) 
    D00 A46 D02 A45 A40
 Tarrasch Defense (63) 
    D32 D33 D34
 Queen's Gambit Declined (42) 
    D31 D37 D30 D06 D38
 French Defense (29) 
    C01 C10 C12 C11 C13
 Slav (23) 
    D10 D13 D15 D14 D18
With the Black pieces:
 Petrov (90) 
    C42 C43
 Ruy Lopez (74) 
    C63 C62 C89 C77 C90
 Queen's Pawn Game (62) 
    D02 D00 D05 A46 E10
 Four Knights (50) 
    C49 C48 C47
 French Defense (44) 
    C12 C11 C00 C10 C01
 Queen's Gambit Declined (35) 
    D30 D38 D06 D37 D31
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 0-1
   Marshall vs G Marco, 1904 1-0
   Marshall vs Burn, 1900 1-0
   Janowski vs Marshall, 1912 0-1
   Marshall vs Stodie, 1920 1-0
   Marshall vs Von Scheve, 1904 1-0
   Marshall vs H Rogosin, 1940 1-0
   E M Jackson vs Marshall, 1899 0-1
   Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909 1-0
   Burn vs Marshall, 1906 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   Lasker-Marshall World Championship Match (1907)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Paris (1900)
   Monte Carlo (1902)
   Vienna (1903)
   Monte Carlo (1903)
   Cambridge Springs (1904)
   Monte Carlo (1904)
   Scheveningen (1905)
   15th DSB Kongress (Nuremberg) (1906)
   Karlsbad (1911)
   American National (1913)
   New York Masters (1915)
   Moscow (1925)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   MARSHALL'S BEST GAMES OF CHESS by hitsujyun
   Janowski vs. Marshall Matches by Phony Benoni
   Marshall Martials by chocobonbon
   New York 1924 by Benzol
   99_Ostende A 1907 (Champion Tourn. to play Laske by whiteshark
   Monte Carlo 1904 by suenteus po 147

GAMES ANNOTATED BY MARSHALL: [what is this?]
   Marshall vs Burn, 1900
   Marshall vs R Short, 1894
   Marshall vs D Gladstone, 1932
   Marshall vs P Gotay, 1936
   Kevitz vs Marshall, 1937
   >> 10 GAMES ANNOTATED BY MARSHALL

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FRANK JAMES MARSHALL
(born Aug-10-1877, died Nov-09-1944) United States of America

[what is this?]
Frank James Marshall, born in New York City on August 10, 1877, was United States champion from 1909-1936 and a respected international competitor for the first quarter of the 20th century.

He began international play by winning the Minor tournament at London 1899. In his major tournament debut at Paris 1900, Marshall finished =3rd with Geza Maroczy, defeating World Champion Emanuel Lasker in their individual game.

Known for an aggressive style and an ability to get out of trouble that earned him the nickname "The Great Swindler", Marshall recorded both high finishes and disappointing results in elite tournaments. For example, his best result came at Cambridge Springs 1904 where he finished 2.0 points ahead of Lasker and David Janowski. On the other hand, he finished in mid-field at Ostend 1905. His other successes at this time, which included 1st at Schevenigen 1905, 3rd at Barmen 1905 (1/2-point behind Janowski and Maroczy), and first at Nuremberg 1906 helped him find backing for the Lasker-Marshall World Championship Match (1907). However, he lost this match heavily by a score of +0 -8 =7. He suffered another disastrous match defeat to Jose Raul Capablanca in 1909 (+1 -8 =14), but continued to be a dangerous and respected opponent in international play for many years. One of his best results came when he won the Havana tournament of 1913, edging out Capablanca by half a point.

Marshall won the US Championship by defeating Jackson Whipps Showalter in a 1909 match (+7 -2 =3). He defended the title once, against Edward Lasker in 1923 (+5 -4 =9), finally relinquishing it voluntarily in 1936 to allow the championship to be decided by tournament play.

Several opening variations are named after him, notably Ruy Lopez, Marshall (C89). Though his original use of it in Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 resulted in a loss, the gambit is still studied today and played occasionally at the highest levels.

notes: Frank played consultation chess on the teams of Lasker/Chigorin/Marshall/Teichmann & Marshall / Allies.


 page 1 of 52; games 1-25 of 1,299  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Steinitz vs Marshall 1-026 1893 SimulC03 French, Tarrasch
2. Pillsbury vs Marshall 0-134 1894 blind-simulD06 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. Pillsbury vs Marshall 0-129 1894 BFX MontrealC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
4. Marshall vs R Short 1-018 1894 ch Montreal CCC51 Evans Gambit
5. R Short vs Marshall 0-122 1895 freeC51 Evans Gambit
6. W Napier vs Marshall 1-047 1896 BrooklynB01 Scandinavian
7. Marshall vs W Napier  0-138 1896 BrooklynA84 Dutch
8. W Napier vs Marshall 1-035 1896 BrooklynB06 Robatsch
9. Marshall vs W Napier 0-123 1896 BrooklynC29 Vienna Gambit
10. W Napier vs Marshall ½-½75 1896 BrooklynC00 French Defense
11. Marshall vs W Napier  ½-½72 1896 BrooklynC50 Giuoco Piano
12. Marshall vs W Napier 1-027 1896 BrooklynD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. W Napier vs Marshall ½-½75 1896 BrooklynC02 French, Advance
14. W Napier vs Marshall 1-068 1896 BrooklynC00 French Defense
15. Marshall vs W Napier 0-177 1896 BrooklynC55 Two Knights Defense
16. V Sournin vs Marshall  0-134 1896 New YorkA80 Dutch
17. Marshall vs W Napier 0-134 1896 BrooklynC45 Scotch Game
18. Marshall vs W Napier  1-054 1897 Ch CityD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
19. W Napier vs Marshall 1-065 1897 Ch CityC02 French, Advance
20. Marshall vs W Napier 1-046 1897 Ch CityA80 Dutch
21. Pillsbury vs Marshall 1-039 1897 blindfold exhibitionC13 French
22. H McMahon vs Marshall 0-17 1897 Ch CityC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
23. Marshall vs H Helms 0-133 1897 Ch CityC44 King's Pawn Game
24. Marshall vs J Tatum 1-054 1897 Ch CityD53 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. H Helms vs Marshall 1-019 1897 Ch CityA80 Dutch
 page 1 of 52; games 1-25 of 1,299  PGN Download
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Dec-19-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: Few of Clarence Hewlett's chess feats seem to have been recorded, but if the person on the left in the picture near the bottom of this page is the same guy then he had some other accomplishments:

http://ge.geglobalresearch.com/blog...

This may be another picture, from 1957 (I'm not that good at recognizing faces):

http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/c...

And he may well be the father of this fellow, who I'm sure pulled off a smothered mate from time to time:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/da...

Dec-19-11  Resignation Trap: Thanks <Phony Benoni>!
Jan-20-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  visayanbraindoctor: <"The Jänisch is becoming frightening. It’s a good job I’m not a 1.e4 player" (Giri). It is very difficult to break Radjabov's Jänisch. It might be the reason.>

Marshall was the great pre-WW2 exponent of the Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (C63).

Together with the Ruy Lopez, Marshall (C89)

and the Berlin, these openings may cause more e4 players to avoid the Ruy Lopez in the future; perhaps to play more Italians.

Notice Marshall's contribution to the first two openings above (and also in the Petrov Defense (C42)).

Contrary to the popular stereotype of Marshall being an unprepared slambang player, he went into competitions armed with an opening arsenal.

And it seems that chess history is taking note of this. Look at the effects of his black openings on today's e4 players.

Jul-04-12  LoveThatJoker: Frank J. Marshall, Player of the Day, today you are remembered!

LTJ

Jul-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Happy birthday to herr Marshall and the USA
Jul-04-12  RookFile: Marshall made some outstanding contributions to opening theory - the opening was certainly a strength with him.
Jul-04-12  King Death: Marshall was a fine all around player, unfortunately in his play he's remembered more than anything for the thrashings he took in matches against some of the all time greats. It's good to see that folks recognize him for what he did for the game.
Aug-10-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  talisman: happy birthday champ.
Aug-10-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  waustad: It looks like today's POTD and Marshall traded dates this year. I'll honor your B'day today!
Aug-10-12  LoveThatJoker: GM Marshall, today you are remembered with the utmost respect and admiration!

:)

LTJ

Sep-14-12  Karpova: In Mannheim (Germany) on July 14, 1914 Marshall played a game against the amateur G. W. Lüdecke. They played for 5 hours and then adjourned the game. It was not possible to resume the game the next day as WWI broke out and Marshall went back to the USA. 24 years later, in 1938 Lüdecke travelled to the USA and they finally resumed the game at the Marshall Chess Club. They agreed to a draw after a short fight.

From page 109 of the 1938 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung'

Sep-14-12  RookFile: Interesting story. Marshall had a sense of humor, this sounds just like him.
Sep-15-12  Karpova: I have to correct my earlier post: Marshall and Lüdecke began playing on July 31 (instead of July 14). Sorry for that.
Nov-09-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  TheFocus: R.I.P. Frank Marshall. Thanks for the games and the swindles.
Nov-10-12  RookFile: Yep. He had some fantastic swindles, worthy of his great skill in combination. But what really impresses me is his ides in the opening, for example the Marshall gambit to the Ruy Lopez or his way of playing the Petrov defense. He was the type of player who played 1. d4 not to play it safe, but to steer the game to wild and complicated tactics.
Dec-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Cemoblanca: Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love. ~ Anthony Santasiere :)
Jan-01-13  SBC: For those interested in such things, a while back I had made a photo-montage of Frank Marshall: http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/frank...
Feb-11-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Caissanist: Outstanding photo collection <SBC>, many thanks for putting that up.
Feb-11-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Caissanist: Marshall's Wikipedia page makes the statement that <He won the U.S. Championship in 1904, but did not accept the title because the current U.S. champion, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, did not compete.> Is this in fact true? I have never heard this before.
Feb-11-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: <Caissanist> Marshall won the 7th American Chess Congress at St. Louis in 1904. Its organizer, Max Judd, had meant the tournament to provide a successor to the ailing Pillsbury, but this claim is not generally recognized.

7th American Chess Congress (1904)

Marshall's exact attitude toward the title is still a matter of dispute. It may be significant that when Showalter was proclaimed the championship in 1909 more or less by default, Marshall lost no time arranging a match with him.

Feb-16-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Caissanist: <Phony Benoni>, thanks as always!
Feb-23-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nightsurfer: <Frank James Marshall> was <"... a fine all around player ...">, as <KingDeath> has put it in his posting of <Jul-04-12>, and <Frank James Marshall> had <" ... a sense of humor ...">, as we learn from the posting by <RookFile> on <Sep-14-12>.

And since <Frank James Marshall> had this <"sense of humor">, then it will most probably have made him smile - whilst sitting on his cloud up there in Heaven - that two kids from Germany, namely Julian Groetzbach and his brother <Daniel>, have quite generously conceded to <Frank James Marshall> that the latter had demonstrated <"... great understanding of chess ..."> whilst storming the castle of his opponent by executing the famous Bishop's Sacrifice on h7, just have a look at the clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey0H... ... and enjoy! ;-)

May-05-13  LIFE Master AJ: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/02/a...

An article - that mentions Marshall. (I did not see it in the last few pages of kibitzing.)

May-05-13  LIFE Master AJ: <<Jan-20-12 <visayanbraindoctor:> <"The Jänisch is becoming frightening. It’s a good job I’m not a 1.e4 player" (Giri). It is very difficult to break Radjabov's Jänisch. It might be the reason.>

Marshall was the great pre-WW2 exponent of the Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (C63). <<<<>>>> >>

I recently posted a web page - that contains a "state of the art" analysis of this line ...

May-05-13  LIFE Master AJ: http://www.angelfire.com/games4/lif...

My little web page on Marshall.

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