[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: This Week's ChessBase Show: Two Marshall Games

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
This Week's ChessBase Show: Two Marshall Games
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1181162268.shtml


   Frank Marshall was the strongest American player the first third of
   the 20th century, and one of the worldâs best players for a good chunk
   of that time. He was a great opening innovator (as weâll detail during
   the show, his famous gambit against the Ruy Lopez was just one of many
   significant contributions to theory), and the swashbuckling play of
   his youth and lifelong penchant for swindles made him a legendary
   figure in the history of the game. (Another contribution, less
   glamorous but possibly even more important, was his â and his wife,
   Carolineâs â cultivation of sponsors for American chess.)
   Weâll do a two-fer this week (to be frank, marshalling multiple games
   seems a fitting tribute to a player who once held the record for the
   largest simul): weâll look at his game against Salwe from Vienna 1908
   and the third game of his third match (of four!) with Janowsky. Both
   games demonstrate his gift for the attack, his magnificent tactical
   eye, and his prowess as an opening innovator. Come, watch, learn and
   be entertained! The show starts Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET.
   (Directions for watching - it's free - are [1]here.)

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1114234449.shtml