Marshall Swindle

islanderfan · Post by **islanderfan** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:57 pm

Has anyone ever heard of this?

iamachessstudent · Post by **iamachessstudent** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:43 pm

Sure have:)
It was in 1912 and her is the game score in full:
I did not annotate but play thru it and take a good look at he last 3-4 moves of Marshall, its a legendary game!!

Stefan Levitsky-Frank James Marshall

Breslau Germany 1912

1.d4 e6
2.e4 d5
3.Nc3 c5
4.Nf3 Nc6
5.exd5 exd5
6.Be2 Nf6
7.O-O Be7
8. Bg5 0-0
9.dxc5 Be6
10.Nd4 Bxc5
11.Nxe6 fxe6
12.Bg4 Qd6
13.Bh3 Rae8
14.Qd2 Bb4
15.Bxf6 Rxf6
16.Rad1 Qc5
17.Qe2 Bxc3
18.bxc3 Qxc3
19.Rxd5 Nd4
20.Qh5 Ref8
21.Re5 Rh6
22.Qg5 Rxh3
23.Rc5 Qg3 0-1 White resigns

the game was so brilliuant that the spectators showered Marshall;s board with gold pieces!

This game also won the First Brillancy Prize for the best game in the Congress!

redketchuplover · Post by **redketchuplover** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:36 pm

I've never heard it referred to as the Marshall swindle. I just know he had a rep as a swindler.

ecperreault · Post by **ecperreault** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:18 am

I think I stepped in it, in a game with islanderfan already...

islanderfan · Post by **islanderfan** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:21 am

Geez you didn't say anything about it, so I asked someone with more knowledge.... Josh!!!

iamachessstudent · Post by **iamachessstudent** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:22 pm

ITs a very famous game!
Frank Marshall did have a reputation as a master tactician AND a damn good swindler, and he saved a few games with that ability.
Unfortunately, against his peers like Lasker, Capablanca and Nimzovitch, he did not fare near as well..his opening play especially, left allot to be desired, but he won the US Championship 7 times, a very nice feat

He played for the World Championship in 1907 against Emanual Lasker, but we way outclassed and defeated; he lost this match heavily by a score of +0 -8 =7
also, in 19087 he lost a match against Capablanca by a very bad score of +1 -8 =14; but was an excellent tournament player, because you always faced mixed strength opposition in a tournament, and he used this really well to hi advantage:)

islanderfan · Post by **islanderfan** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:55 am

hanks Josh, Eugene has been very cranky lately. I think he is going through his chess with drawls!

iamachessstudent · Post by **iamachessstudent** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:36 am

LOL
Anytime BRian
Im thinking of doing a weekly post of a famous chess player and a game of his/her or 2
What do u all think?

ecperreault · Post by **ecperreault** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:37 pm

islanderfan · Post by **islanderfan** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:25 pm

someone has roid rage

ecperreault · Post by **ecperreault** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:51 pm

Best of 3 ... tons