Modern Main Line Moving into your on-campus residence hall is an exciting yet hectic time for new and returning students alike. According to legend, Marshall saved this prepared innovation for eight years before getting the chance to play it against Capablanca. Kind of like the way White can destroy Black's French Defense with the deadly Reti Gambit. M Sonter vs J Sarfati, 2005  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 0-1, Copyright 2001-2021, Chessgames Services LLC, Clone this game collection (copy it to your account). The main point of 3...a6 is that after the common retreat 4.Ba4, Black will have the possibility of breaking a future pin on the queen knight by playing ...b5. Nf3 Nc6 3. Behind the music. Modern Variation g man 0550: The Marshall is without a doubt an annoying system to face if one doesn't know the theory (which is extensive going out to move 30 or so. Re1 b5 7. Modern Main Line One is the Marshall Attack in the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5). I admit I have very limited knowledge about whatever openings I play, but somewhere I read that theory has advanced to such a limit where in some Marshall attack lines Black now even have resources like the Ra8-a6-g6/h6 rook lift to join the attack. Two gambit variations that are still theoretically important today are named after him. Main Line The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. Black sacrifices a pawn against the Ruy Lopez in exchange for a long-lasting attack. Main Line 11...c6 became the main line of the Marshall after Spassky popularized the ...c6 Marshall and used it as a drawing weapon, while the queenside-attacking plan by playing 11...Bb7 12.Qf3 Bd6! 10 games » View all game collections by chocaholic » Search entire game collection library Modern Variation Marshal is first seen in Nimbasa City, carrying an unconscious White after finding her unconscious underneath the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. The Marshall gives Black great attacking chances at the cost of a pawn, leading to exciting play. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Modern Main Line Nf3 Nc6 3. The Marshall Gambit in the Semi-Slav Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2; Marshall Gambit in the Paulsen Variation of the French Defense, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5. This attack can be quite treacherous for White. The Marshall Attack was introduced by Frank Marshall in a famous game against Capablanca in 1918. Huebner vs Nunn, 1989 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 1-0. 1. e4 e5 2. Psakhis vs Geller, 1982 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 50 moves, 0-1, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. This central thrust of the d-pawn on Black's 8th move leads to dynamic attacking positions for his pieces against a sparsely defended White kingside. The Marshall Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . Modern Variation J Battell vs Marshall, 1938 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 28 moves, 0-1. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. 8. a4 is one of the anti-Marshall lines. At the cost of a pawn, Black takes over the initiative from the get - go and goes after the white king. Generations of the world's top players have fought on the Marshall battleground, but the final verdict on its soundness has not yet been reached. Learn how to play the Ruy Lopez Marshall Attack for both White and Black. F Braga vs Geller, 1986(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 0-1, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Marshall Live. Qd3 Bf5 16. This seems unlikely, and in fact the gambit had been played earlier in a few obscure games including a consultation game in Havana, although there's no evidence that Marshall knew of these games. About. Capablanca weathered the Black attack and won brilliantly. Those of us who play the Ruy with White start out with 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6. Foot Notes #1 This move requires you to do all 4 prior punches #2 You can optionally go into DSS after every hit except for the end of the string #3 This move results in KND when it hits in the beginning, KS when it hits on the way back #4 High and mid punch parry The Marshall Attack is one of the oldest and most important openings in the history of chess. Pilnik vs Geller, 1965 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 40 moves, 0-1, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Short vs Nunn, 1986 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 39 moves, 0-1, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. E Prandstetter vs Blatny, 1986 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 39 moves, 0-1, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. By far the most commonly played third move for Black is the Morphy Defence, 3...a6, which "puts the question" to the white bishop. Modern Main Line I believe the others are 8. d3 and 8. h3. Anand vs Nunn, 1990 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 41 moves, 0-1, M Schlosser vs Adams, 1990 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1, Alexander V Ivanov vs Geller, 1990(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 35 moves, 0-1, T Ernst vs Geller, 1990 (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 33 moves, 1-0, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Explore. This book is fifteen years old, but it still serves as a very useful guide to those who wish to play either side of the Marshall attack in the Ruy Lopez. These days it is a weapon of choice for strong players students from across the globe for long-lasting. Into your on-campus residence hall is an important choice for strong players of! Quick draw or he soon will find himself in a famous game Capablanca... 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