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Frank James MARSHALL

of United States
    
    
    (2014-07-01)
    (All annotations below by Fritz)
    (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database)
    
    
    
    
    [Event "simul Chicago"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1915.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Taylor, J."]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "77"]
    [EventDate "1915.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $15 3. a3 Nc6 (3... Nf6 $5 $17) 4. axb4 $15 Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6
    6. d4 d5 7. e5 e6 (7... g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 $15) 8. Bd3 $11 Nge7
    9. Nf3 Ng6 (9... Nf5 10. O-O $11) 10. h4 Be7 (10... Nge7 $5 $11) 11. h5 $14 Nh4
    $2 (11... Nf8 $142 $14) 12. Nxh4 $18 Bxh4 13. Qg4 Be7 14. Qxg7 Kd7 15. Qxf7 (
    15. Bxh7 Qf8 16. h6 b5 $18) 15... Qf8 (15... Rf8 16. Qxh7 Rh8 $18) 16. Qxf8 $18
    Rxf8 (16... Bxf8 17. Rh3 $18) 17. Ba3 (17. Bxh7 $5 a5 18. h6 b6 $18) 17... Bxa3
    (17... h6 $5 $16) 18. Nxa3 $18 a6 $2 (18... h6 19. Rh4 $18) 19. Nb5 $1 h6 (
    19... axb5 20. Rxa8 {Pinning} (20. Rxa8 {Deflection}) (20. Rxa8 {Clearance}))
    20. O-O (20. Rh4 Ne7 $18) 20... Ke7 (20... a5 21. f4 Ne7 22. Rf2 $18) 21. Nd6
    Nd8 (21... Rb8 22. f4 $18) 22. Rfb1 Rg8 23. Bg6 Rg7 (23... a5 24. Bc2 $18) 24.
    f4 Kf8 25. g4 {White prepares f5} Rc7 26. Rb3 (26. g5 $5 Rxc3 27. gxh6 Kg8 $18)
    26... Bd7 27. f5 b5 (27... a5 $18) 28. f6 Nb7 (28... Bc6 29. g5 $1 hxg5 30. h6
    $18) 29. g5 $1 Nxd6 (29... hxg5 30. h6 {Passed pawn}) 30. exd6 Rc6 (30... Rcc8
    31. gxh6 Kg8 32. Rba3 $18) 31. gxh6 Kg8 32. Rxb5 Rf8 (32... Kh8 $18) 33. Rb7
    Rxd6 34. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 35. Rxd7 Rc6 (35... Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Ra2+ 37. Kg3 $18) 36.
    Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. f7+ Rxf7 39. Rxf7 (39. Rxf7 Rc8 40. Re7 $18) (39.
    Bxf7+ $2 Kxh7 40. Kf2 Kxh6 $19) 1-0
    
    [Event "ch Marshall CC New York"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1940.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Rogosin, H."]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "51"]
    [EventDate "1940.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $15 3. a3 Nc6 (3... Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. axb4 $15) 4. axb4 $15
    Nf6 (4... Nxb4 $5 5. Nf3 Nf6 $11) 5. b5 $14 Nd4 6. c3 Ne6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Ndf4
    (8... Nb6 $5 $11) 9. g3 $16 Ng6 10. f4 Ngxf4 $2 (10... Nd4 $142 11. Bb2 Nf5 $16
    ) 11. gxf4 $18 Nxf4 12. d4 Ng6 13. h4 e6 14. h5 Bb4+ $2 (14... Nh4 $18) 15. Bd2
    Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 (16. Kxd2 $6 Ne7 17. Qg4 f6 $18) (16. Qxd2 $6 Nh4 $18) 16... Ne7
    17. Ne4 Nf5 18. h6 $1 g6 (18... Nxh6 19. Nd6+ {Combination}) (18... gxh6 19.
    Nf6+ {Combination}) 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Nf3 d6 21. Ng5 dxe5 22. dxe5 (22. Ngxh7+
    $6 Ke7 23. d5 Rxh7 24. Nxh7 exd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. cxd5 Ng3 $18) (22. Nfxh7+
    Rxh7 23. Nxh7+ Kg8 24. dxe5 Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kxh7 $18) 22... Qxd1+ (22... Qc7 23.
    Qc1 Qc5 $18) 23. Rxd1 Ke7 24. Rh3 b6 (24... Nxh6 25. Rxh6 a5 $18) 25. Bg2 (25.
    Rhd3 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nd6 27. R1xd6 a5 28. Re8#) 25... Rb8 26. Ngxh7 (26. Ngxh7
    Rxh7 27. Nxh7 Nxh6 28. Ra3 $18) (26. Rhd3 Nd4 27. Rxd4 Bd7 28. Rxd7+ Kf8 29.
    Rxf7#) 1-0
    
    [Event "it, Moscow"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1925.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Verlinsky, Boris"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "58"]
    [EventDate "1925.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $15 3. a3 e5 4. axb4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 (5... Be7 6. d4 d6 7.
    Nf3 $15) 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 (7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Bxb4 Nxb4
    $14) 7... d6 (7... Nf6 $142 $5 8. d3 O-O $17) 8. d4 $11 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10.
    O-O Bg4 (10... Nf6 11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 $11) 11. Qb3 $14 Bxf3 12. Bxf7+ (12. gxf3
    $143 Nxd4 13. Qa4+ Kf8 $17) 12... Kf8 (12... Ke7 13. Bxg8 (13. gxf3 $143 Nxd4
    14. Qd5 Qc7 $15) 13... Qxg8 14. Qxf3 Nxd4 15. Qg4 $14) 13. Bxg8 $14 (13. Qxf3
    $2 Nxd4 14. Qd3 Kxf7 $19) 13... Rxg8 14. Qxf3+ Qf6 15. Qh5 (15. Qh3 Bxd4 16.
    Ra3 Qg6 $14) 15... Nxd4 $11 16. Ba3 Re8 (16... Rc8 17. Qd5 Rc6 18. Nc3 $11) 17.
    Nc3 Re5 18. Qh3 (18. Qd1 Kf7 $11) 18... Qe6 (18... Kf7 19. Qd3 $11 (19. Qxh7
    Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qd8 21. gxf3 Rh8 22. Qxh8 Qxh8 23. Bxd6 Bd4 $19)) 19. Qd3 $14 g5
    $2 (19... Kf7 $5 20. Rab1 Ra8 $14) 20. Rab1 (20. Rfb1 Nc6 21. Bxd6+ Kg7 22.
    Bxe5+ Nxe5 $18) 20... Bc5 $2 (20... Ra5 $142 21. Nd5 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Nf4 23. Nxf4
    gxf4 24. Bxd6+ Kg7 25. Bxf4 Re8 $16) 21. Bxc5 $18 (21. Rxb7 $6 Bxa3 22. Qxd4
    Bc5 $18) 21... dxc5 22. f4 (22. Rxb7 Qc6 23. Rxh7 Re7 24. Rxe7 Kxe7 $18) 22...
    gxf4 23. Rxf4+ Kg7 $2 (23... Ke8 $142 24. Rxb7 Reg5 $18) 24. Rxb7+ Kh8 25. Rff7
    Rh5 (25... Qg6 26. Qf1 Re6 27. e5 $18) 26. e5 (26. Rxa7 $6 Qe5 27. h3 c4 $11)
    26... Nf5 27. Qe4 a5 $4 (27... Ng7 $142 28. Rbe7 Qh6 $16) 28. Nd5 $18 Rd8 $4 (
    28... Rxh2 29. g4 Ne7 30. Rfxe7 Rxg4+ 31. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 32. Kxh2 Qh4+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+
    34. Kg3 Qe1+ 35. Kf3 Qf1+ 36. Ke3 Qe1+ 37. Kd3 Qf1+ 38. Kc2 Qc4+ 39. Nc3 Qg8
    $18) 29. Rf6 Qc8 (29... Qxd5 30. Qxd5 Rg8 31. Qd7 Nd4 32. Rf7 Ne2+ 33. Kf2
    Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rg5+ 35. Kf2 Rg2+ 36. Kxg2 Nf4+ 37. Rxf4 a4 38. Qxh7#) 1-0
    
    [Event "it, Baden-Baden"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1925.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Saemisch, Friedrich"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "73"]
    [EventDate "1925.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $15 3. a3 bxa3 (3... Nf6 $5 4. e5 Nd5 5. axb4 d6 $15) 4.
    Nxa3 $11 d6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. d4 (6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 e5 $11) 6... Nf6 $15 7. Bd3 e6
    8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 b6 (10... Nb4 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 $15) 11. Qe2 (
    11. Bc3 d5 12. exd5 exd5 $11) 11... Bb7 (11... Nb4 12. Bb1 Bb7 13. Re1 $15) 12.
    Rfd1 (12. Bc3 a5 13. Nc2 Qc7 $15) 12... Re8 (12... Nb4 13. Bb1 $15) 13. e5 Nd7
    (13... Nh5 $5 14. g3 Nb4 15. exd6 Bxd6 $11) 14. Nb5 $14 Qb8 15. Qe4 Nf8 16.
    exd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Ba3 Qd8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 (19... f5 $5 20. Qe3 Kxf8 $11
    ) 20. Qxh7 $14 Qf6 (20... Nxd4 $2 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kf8 23. Qxd4 Bxf3 24.
    Qxd8 Rexd8 25. gxf3 $18) 21. Be4 Qh6 22. Qxh6 gxh6 23. Ne5 Nd8 (23... Na5 24.
    Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Rd3 $14) 24. Bxb7 (24. Re1 Ke7 $14) 24... Nxb7 $14 25. Ra3 f6 26.
    Ng4 Ke7 (26... Kg7 27. Rf3 Rf8 28. Ne3 $14) 27. Re1 (27. Nxh6 Rh8 28. Ng4 Nd6
    $16) 27... Nd6 $14 28. c5 bxc5 29. dxc5 Nb5 (29... Nf5 30. Rea1 Kf7 31. Rxa7+
    Rxa7 32. Rxa7+ Kg6 33. f3 $14) 30. Rf3 f5 (30... Rf8 $5 $16) 31. Rxf5 $18 a5
    32. Rf6 Ra6 $2 (32... Nd4 $142 33. Rxh6 Rh8 34. Rxh8 Rxh8 $16) 33. Rxh6 a4 (
    33... Nc3 34. Re3 Nd5 35. Rd3 $18) 34. Rd1 Rf8 (34... Ra7 35. Rb1 Nc7 36. Rh7+
    Kf8 $18) 35. Ne5 Rf5 (35... Rd8 36. Ng6+ Ke8 37. Rh8+ Kf7 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Ng4+
    Kg5 40. Rdxd8 Kxg4 $18) 36. Rd7+ Ke8 37. Rb7 (37. Rb7 Ra7 38. Rh8+ Rf8 39. Rb8+
    Ke7 40. Rhxf8 Nd6 41. Nc6+ Kd7 42. Nxa7 e5 43. Rbd8+ Ke6 44. Rxd6+ Ke7 45. Rdd8
    a3 46. Nc6+ Ke6 47. Rd6#) (37. Rh8+ Rf8 38. Rhh7 Rf6 39. Rb7 Rd6 40. cxd6 Nxd6
    41. Rb8+ Nc8 42. Rxc8#) 1-0
    
    [Event "ch Marshall CC, New York"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1942.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Heinemann, C."]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "75"]
    [EventDate "1942.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $15 3. a3 d5 (3... Nf6 $5 4. e5 Nd5 5. axb4 Nc6 $15) 4.
    exd5 $11 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7 8. Na3 Bd7 (8... Nc6 9. Nb5 Qd7
    10. d4 exd4 11. Bf4 $14) 9. Nc4 Nc6 10. Ne3 Qd6 11. Bb5 Nf6 12. O-O Qb8 (12...
    Qc7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. d4 $11) 13. Rb1 (13. d4 $5 exd4 14. cxd4 $11) 13... O-O
    $15 14. d4 e4 (14... exd4 15. cxd4 a6 16. Bd3 $15) 15. Bxc6 (15. Ne5 $142 $5
    Qc7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Nd5 $16) 15... Bxc6 $15 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. Bf4
    Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qd7 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 (20... Nd5 21. Nh5 f6 22. Bf4 $15) 21. Qh5 h6
    22. c4 (22. d5 Bxd5 (22... Qxd5 $4 23. Qg4+ Kh7 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. Qxf6 Qxe5 26.
    Qxe5 $18) 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxb7 a5 $11) 22... Rae8
    23. Rb3 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Qe6 25. Qg3+ Kh7 26. d5 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Bxd5 28. Re3 Qf6
    29. Qc7 Ra8 30. Rd1 Bc6 31. Ra3 Rg8 32. Rg3 (32. Rxa7 Qf3 33. g3 Qxd1+ 34. Kg2
    Qf3+ 35. Kg1 e3 36. Qxf7+ Qxf7 37. f3 Qxf3 38. Rxb7+ Bxb7 39. g4 Rxg4#) 32...
    Rxg3 33. hxg3 e3 34. fxe3 Qe6 35. Qf4 Qa2 (35... Bd5 36. Qd4 Bb3 37. Rb1 $16)
    36. e4 Qc4 $2 (36... Kg7 $5 $16) 37. Kh2 $18 f6 $4 (37... Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39.
    Rd8+ Be8 $18) 38. Qxf6 (38. Qxf6 Be8 39. Rd5 Qxe4 40. Rd6 $18) 1-0
    
    [Event "ch Marshall CC, New York"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1941.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Sussman, H."]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "45"]
    [EventDate "1941.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $17 3. a3 d5 (3... Nf6 $5 4. e5 Nd5 5. axb4 Nc6 $15) 4.
    exd5 $11 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7 8. Na3 Bxa3 (8... Nc6 9. Nb5 Qd7
    10. d4 exd4 11. Bf4 $14) 9. Bxa3 $11 Nc6 10. Rb1 Nf6 11. Be2 e4 12. Nd4 Nxd4
    13. cxd4 Bd7 14. O-O Bc6 15. Qc1 h5 (15... Qxd4 16. Rxb7 Bxb7 17. Qc7 $11) 16.
    d3 (16. Qc3 $142 $14) 16... g5 $4 (16... O-O-O $142 17. Be7 exd3 $17) 17. dxe4
    $18 Nxe4 (17... Qxe4 18. Bf3 Qe6 19. Re1 $18) 18. Bc4 Qf5 (18... Qxd4 19. Bb2
    Qc5 20. Bxh8 O-O-O $18) 19. d5 $1 Bxd5 20. Rb5 Rd8 (20... Rc8 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22.
    Bxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nf6 24. Rc8+ Kd7 25. Rxh8 Nxd5 26. Rxh5 f6 $18) 21. Rxd5
    Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qc7 (23. Qc7 Nd6 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Bb2+ Qe5
    27. Bxe5+ Kh7 28. Qxh8+ Kg6 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qg7#) 1-0
    
    [Event "it, San Sebastian"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1912.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "180"]
    [EventDate "1912.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $17 3. a3 e6 4. axb4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 (6... d5 7.
    Nd2 $15) 7. Nf3 $15 Nc6 8. Be3 b6 (8... Nf6 $5 9. Bd3 Ng4 $15) 9. Bb5 $11 Bd7
    10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Na5 12. Na3 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bd3 Ng4 (15...
    Nxd5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd5 $15) 16. Bf4 Bf6 17. Qc2 (17. Bxd6 $2 Bxc3 18.
    Rxe8+ Bxe8 $19) 17... Qc7 (17... Rc8 $5 18. Nb5 g6 $15) 18. Bxh7+ $11 Kh8 19.
    Bf5 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 (20... Bxe5 $143 21. Ng5 g6 22. Nxf7+ Kg7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7
    24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Qe4 $18) 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. c4 Nb7
    24. Re3 Nd6 25. Rde1 (25. Nd2 $5 $11) 25... e4 $15 26. Nd2 Bd4 27. Rh3+ Kg8 28.
    Nb3 Be5 29. f3 $2 (29. Qe2 $142 $15) 29... Qa4 $19 30. f4 Bf6 (30... Bxf4 $142
    $5 31. Qf2 Bh6 (31... Qxa3 $6 32. Qxf4 Rxc4 33. Qh4 $11) 32. Rxh6 gxh6 (32...
    Qxa3 $6 33. Rh3 Rxc4 34. Qh4 $11) (32... Qxb3 $6 33. Rh3 Qb4 34. Qh4 $15) 33.
    Qg3+ Kh7 34. Qxd6 Qxb3 $19) 31. Nd2 $17 Qxc2 32. Nxc2 b5 33. Rhe3 bxc4 34. Nxe4
    Nxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 c3 37. g4 g6 38. g5 Bg7 39. Ra4 $2 (39. Kf2 $142
    $11) 39... Rc5 $19 40. Rxa7 Rxd5 41. Ra8+ (41. Ra1 Rd2 42. Rc1 Kf8 $19) 41...
    Bf8 42. Ne3 c2 $1 43. Nxc2 Rd1+ 44. Kf2 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 Rxc2 46. h4 Kg7 47. Rd8
    Rc4 48. Rd7 Ba3 49. Rd3 (49. Rd1 Bc5 $19) 49... Bb4 50. Kf3 Be1 51. Kg4 (51.
    Rb3 Bd2 $19) 51... Ba5 52. Rd1 (52. Rd7 Bc7 53. h5 Bxf4 54. h6+ Kh8 55. Rxf7
    Be3+ 56. Kg3 Bxg5 $19) 52... Bc7 53. Rf1 Kf8 54. Rf3 Re4 55. Rf1 Ke7 56. Rf3
    Ke6 57. Rf1 Bb8 58. Rf3 Bd6 59. Rf1 Bc7 60. Rf2 (60. Rf3 Re1 61. Rc3 Bd6 $19)
    60... Re1 61. Rc2 Bd6 62. Rg2 (62. Rc6 Re4 63. Kg3 Ra4 $19) 62... Rf1 63. Re2+
    Kd5 64. Rd2+ Kc5 65. Rc2+ Kb5 66. Kh3 (66. Rb2+ Kc4 67. f5 Rxf5 $19) 66... Rf3+
    (66... Rxf4 $143 67. Rc3 $19) (66... Bxf4 $143 67. Kg2 Rc1 68. Re2 $19) 67. Kg2
    Rxf4 68. Kh3 (68. Rf2 Rg4+ 69. Kh3 Rg3+ 70. Kh2 Kc4 $19) 68... Rf3+ 69. Kg2
    Rg3+ 70. Kf2 (70. Kf1 Rg4 71. Rf2 Bf4 $19) 70... Rh3 71. Rb2+ Kc6 72. Rc2+ Bc5+
    73. Kg2 Rxh4 74. Kg3 Ra4 (74... Rh1 $142 75. Kg4 $19) 75. Rd2 (75. Rc1 Kd5 $19)
    75... Be3 76. Rd1 (76. Rd8 Bxg5 77. Rc8+ Kd7 $19) 76... Bxg5 77. Kf3 (77. Kf2
    Be7 78. Rh1 g5 $19) 77... Be7 (77... Bf4 78. Re1 g5 79. Re2 $19) 78. Re1 Kd7
    79. Kg2 (79. Rd1+ Bd6 80. Rg1 Bf4 $19) 79... Ra3 80. Rb1 f5 81. Rb6 Bd6 82. Kh1
    (82. Rb7+ Kc6 83. Rf7 $19) 82... Ra2 83. Rb7+ Ke6 84. Rg7 Kf6 85. Rd7 Be5 86.
    Rb7 f4 87. Kg1 (87. Rb6+ Kf5 88. Rb3 g5 89. Rb1 f3 90. Rd1 g4 91. Rf1 g3 92.
    Rxf3+ Ke4 93. Rf7 Rh2+ 94. Kg1 Bd4+ 95. Kf1 g2+ 96. Ke1 g1=Q+ 97. Rf1 Bc3+ 98.
    Kd1 Qxf1#) 87... g5 88. Rb6+ (88. Kf1 f3 89. Rb6+ Kf5 90. Rb3 g4 91. Rd3 Ke4
    92. Rd1 g3 93. Re1+ Kf5 94. Re3 g2+ 95. Kg1 Ra1+ 96. Re1 Rxe1+ 97. Kf2 g1=Q+
    98. Kxf3 Qg3#) 88... Kf5 89. Rh6 (89. Rb7 g4 90. Rf7+ Ke4 91. Rd7 Ra1+ 92. Kf2
    f3 93. Rd4+ Bxd4+ 94. Kg3 Kf5 95. Kh4 Be5 96. Kh5 Rh1#) 89... f3 90. Rh7 (90.
    Ra6 Bd4+ 91. Kf1 Rxa6 92. Ke1 Ra2 93. Kd1 f2 94. Kc1 f1=Q#) 90... Bg3 (90...
    Bg3 91. Rf7+ Kg4 92. Rxf3 Kxf3 93. Kf1 Ra1#) 0-1
    
    [Event "it, Marienbad"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1925.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Haida, August Konrad"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "57"]
    [EventDate "1925.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 $17 3. a3 e6 4. axb4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 7. f4 (7. Nf3
    Nf6 8. Bd3 Nc6 $15) 7... f5 (7... d5 $5 8. exd5 exd5 $17) 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O
    10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O a6 (11... d5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Qb3 $15) 12. exf5 $11 exf5
    13. d5 (13. Qb3+ $142 $5 d5 14. Ne5 $11) 13... Nxd5 14. Bc4 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Be6
    16. Rb1 Qc7 (16... Qc5 $142 $5 17. Rxb7 Bf7 (17... Nxf4 $6 18. Nd4 Bxc4 19.
    Rxf4 $11) 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 $17) 17. Nb3 $14 Nxf4 18. Bxe6+ (18. Bxf4 Bxc4 {
    Discovered attack}) 18... Nxe6 19. Qd5 Ncd8 20. Nbd4 $4 (20. Nfd4 Bf6 21. Nxe6
    Nxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qxd6 Bxc3 $16) 20... Rf6 $4 (20... Qc5 21. Qa2 d5 22.
    Re1 $17) 21. Re1 $4 (21. Nxe6 $142 Rxe6 22. Nd4 $16) 21... Qc8 $4 (21... Qc5
    $142 22. Qb3 d5 $17) 22. Nxe6 $18 Nxe6 23. Nd4 Kf7 $4 (23... Qxc3 24. Bb2 Qc5
    25. Qxb7 Qc8 $18 (25... Nxd4 $4 26. Rxe7 (26. Qxa8+ $6 Rf8 27. Qxa6 Bf6 $16)
    26... Ra7 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Qxa7 Qxa7 29. Rxa7 $18)) 24. Rxb7 Qc5 25. Rxe7+ $1
    Kxe7 26. Qb7+ Kf8 27. Qxa8+ Kf7 28. Qb7+ Kg6 (28... Qc7 29. Qb3 d5 30. Qxd5 Qd8
    $18) 29. Nxe6 (29. Nxe6 Qg1+ 30. Kxg1 Rf7 31. Nf4+ Kf6 32. Nh5+ Kg6 33. Re6+
    Kxh5 34. Qf3+ Kh4 35. Qh3#) 1-0
    
    [Event "ch Marshall CC New York"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1941.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Cass, AC."]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "45"]
    [EventDate "1941.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 e5 3. Nf3 (3. b5 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 $14) 3... Nc6 (3...
    cxb4 4. d4 exd4 5. Bc4 $15) 4. Bc4 (4. b5 Nd4 5. Nc3 d6 $11) 4... cxb4 5. c3 (
    5. O-O Nf6 6. Ng5 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 $15) 5... Qf6 (5... Nf6 $142 $5 6. Qe2 Bc5
    $17) 6. d4 h6 (6... exd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. e5 $14) 7. dxe5 (7. O-O $142 $5 exd4 8.
    cxd4 $16) 7... Nxe5 $11 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Nf6 10. g3 Be7 $15 (10...
    bxc3 11. Bf4 Qc5 12. Qb3 Nxe4 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Bd5 $16)) 10. g3 $14 Be7 (10...
    bxc3 11. Bf4 c2 12. Qxc2 Qxa1 13. Bxd6 $18) 11. Bf4 Qf6 (11... Qxe4 12. Qb3 g5
    13. Be3 $14) 12. Re1 (12. e5 Qg6 $18) 12... h5 (12... bxc3 $2 13. e5 Qc6 14.
    Qb3 $18) 13. Nd2 (13. e5 Qf5 14. cxb4 Bxb4 $16) 13... h4 (13... bxc3 $5 14. Nf3
    h4 $14) 14. e5 $16 Qc6 15. cxb4 g5 (15... hxg3 $142 16. Bxg3 b5 $18 (16... Bxb4
    $2 17. Rc1 Qg6 18. Ne4 $18)) 16. Bxg5 $4 (16. Be3 $142 hxg3 17. fxg3 $18) 16...
    hxg3 $11 17. fxg3 b5 $4 (17... Bxg5 $142 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6+
    Kf8 $11) 18. Rc1 $18 bxc4 (18... Bxg5 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. e6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 dxe6
    22. Qf3+ Nf6 23. Qxa8 Bxd2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qb7+ Kg6 26. Qxc8 Be3+ 27. Kg2 $18
    ) 19. Nxc4 Qe6 20. Nd6+ Kd8 $4 (20... Kf8 $142 21. Bxe7+ Nxe7 $18) 21. Qc2 (21.
    Nxc8 Bxg5 (21... Rxc8 $143 22. Rxc8+ Kxc8 23. Be3 $15) 22. Nd6 Bxc1 $17) (21.
    Rxc8+ $6 Rxc8 22. Qa4 Bxg5 23. Qxa7 Ne7 24. Qa5+ Rc7 25. Nb7+ Ke8 26. Qxc7 Kf8
    $15) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxc8+ Ke7 23. Qxa8 (23. Qxa8 Qxd6 24. exd6+ Kf6 25. Rc5 Kg6
    26. Qe4+ Kg7 27. Rxg5+ Kf6 28. Qf4#) 1-0
    
    [Event "free Atlantic City"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1920.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Stodie"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "25"]
    [EventDate "1920.??.??"]
    
    1. e4 c5 2. b4 e6 (2... cxb4 $142 $5 3. Nf3 Nc6 $17) 3. bxc5 $11 Bxc5 4. d4 Bb6
    5. Nf3 d5 6. e5 (6. exd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Ne7 $11) 6... Nc6 $11 7. c3 Nge7 8. Bd3
    O-O $4 (8... Bd7 $142 $11) 9. Bxh7+ $1 $18 Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 (10... Kg6 11. h4
    Qe8 $18) 11. Qh5 Re8 12. Qh7+ Kf8 13. Ba3 (13. Ba3 Nb4 14. Bxb4 Bc5 15. Bxc5
    Qd6 16. Bxd6 Bd7 17. Qh8#) 1-0
    
    [Event "Brooklyn"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1906.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Delmar, Eugene"]
    [Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "85"]
    [EventDate "1906.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Nc6 (2... Bxb4 $142 3. Nf3 Nc6 $15) 3. b5 $14 Nce7 4. Bxe5
    d5 (4... a6 5. bxa6 Nc6 6. Bg3 $14) 5. e3 Ng6 6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Be2 c6
    9. Nc3 c5 10. d4 c4 11. a4 O-O 12. O-O Bf5 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. a5 b6
    (15... a6 16. b6 $14) 16. Qd2 $16 Be4 (16... h6 17. h3 $16) 17. axb6 axb6 18.
    Rxa8 (18. Ra6 $5 $16) 18... Rxa8 $14 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. f3 h6 21. e4 hxg5 22. exf5
    Ne7 23. Qxg5 Ra3 24. Nd1 Qd7 (24... Nh7 $5 25. Qc1 Nxf5 $14) 25. Qc1 $16 Ra5
    26. g4 Qxb5 27. Qe3 Qd7 28. Re1 Ra2 29. Nf2 b5 30. Bd1 Kf8 31. h4 (31. c3 Qd6
    $14) 31... b4 32. h5 Nfg8 33. Qf4 Nc6 34. Nh3 Qa7 $4 (34... f6 $142 $14) 35.
    Ng5 $18 Nge7 (35... Nf6 36. Qd6+ Kg8 37. Qxc6 $18) 36. h6 $1 gxh6 (36... Nxd4
    37. h7 Ke8 38. h8=Q+ Kd7 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7 40. Qe5+ Ne6+ 41. Kg2 Rxc2+ 42. Bxc2 g6
    43. Nxe6 Qf2+ 44. Kxf2 fxe6 45. Qxe6#) 37. Nh7+ Kg8 (37... Ke8 38. Qd6 Ra6 $18
    (38... Nxd4 $4 39. Rxe7+ Qxe7 40. Nf6+ Kf8 41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Qg8+ Kxf6 43. Qh8+
    Kg5 44. Qg7+ Kf4 45. Qxd4+ Kg3 46. Qf2+ Kf4 47. Qh2+ Ke3 48. Qe2+ Kd4 49. Qxe7
    $18)) 38. f6 Nxd4 39. Kh1 (39. Rxe7 Ne2+ 40. Kf1 Nxf4 41. Rxa7 Rxa7 $19) (39.
    fxe7 Ne2+ 40. Kh1 Nxf4 41. e8=Q+ Kxh7 $18) 39... Nef5 (39... Ne6 40. fxe7 Nxf4
    41. e8=Q+ Kxh7 $18) 40. gxf5 Kxh7 41. Rg1 (41. Re8 Ne6 42. fxe6 fxe6 43. f7 Qc5
    44. Qg4 Qg1+ 45. Kxg1 h5 46. Qxh5+ Kg7 47. f8=Q#) 41... Nxf5 42. Qxf5+ Kh8 43.
    Rg7 (43. Rg7 Qg1+ 44. Kxg1 Rxc2 45. Qc8#) (43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Rg7#) 1-0
    
    [Event "New York"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1934.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Marshall, Frank James"]
    [Black "Reshevsky, Samuel"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "48"]
    [EventDate "1934.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. a3 f5 (3... Nf6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 $11) 4. c4 (4. e3 $5
    $14) 4... Nf6 $11 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d3 a5 (6... Nc6 7. Nh3 $11) 7. b5 $11 exd3 (
    7... d6 8. Nh3 $11) 8. e3 $14 O-O (8... d2+ 9. Qxd2 d6 10. Nge2 $14) 9. Bxd3 d6
    10. Qc2 (10. Nf3 g6 $14) 10... Ng4 (10... Nbd7 11. Nf3 $14) 11. Nd5 (11. Nf3
    Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 $16) 11... c6 (11... Ne5 12. Be2 $14) 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Ne2
    (13. Nf3 Be6 $14) 13... Ne5 14. O-O Be6 15. Nd4 Qf7 (15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7
    17. bxc6 $14) 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Qc3 (17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. bxc6 bxc6 $14) 17... Rf7
    $11 18. Rad1 Nbd7 19. Be2 Nc5 20. Qd4 Rd7 21. f4 Ng6 22. Bf3 Nh4 23. bxc6 (23.
    Bh5 Nb3 24. Qd3 Nc5 $11) 23... Nxf3+ $15 24. Rxf3 (24. gxf3 bxc6 25. Kh1 Na4
    $15) 24... bxc6 $17 1/2-1/2
    
    
    

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