Cut and thrust all the way. Even the kibitzing is good :->
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1903  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Frank's International debut in the London "B" section
Marshall vs J Esser, 1899  (C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Marshall is up to his old tricks in this swindle
Marshall vs H Atkins, 1903  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1-0
Its all in the notes. An echo of Rubinstein's Immortal
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1907  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
12...Bb4+! (creates d3 hole) ;24...Qa4! threat of Nb4
Salwe vs Marshall, 1908  (C58) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1
18.e4!,19.Nxe4!,the staggering 21Rxh7!! Entertaining!
Marshall vs P Leonhardt, 1912  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
An unknown but sparkling game 23...Qxe2!
H Rosenfeld vs Marshall, 1909  (C59) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Deep combo and surprise last move
Marshall vs W E Napier, 1896  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
The combination seems to come out of nowhere.
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
20.d5! Would make a good puzzle...
Marshall vs Showalter, 1898  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
A surprising endgame from Marshall
Teichmann vs Marshall, 1911  (C42) Petrov Defense, 76 moves, 0-1
Mashall's 24...d3! is memorable
Duras vs Marshall, 1906  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 55 moves, 0-1
33.c5!! by Steinitz's Ghost? Frank probably had a scotch or 3.
Schlechter vs Marshall, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 51 moves, 0-1
Sacs pawns in front of his own king to open files ?
P Leonhardt vs Marshall, 1905  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
A precise endgame from the combination player
Tarrasch vs Marshall, 1914  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 0-1
Marshall's 12.Nd5! rocks Maroczy
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1903  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Another fine win over Maroczy in the same tournament
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1903  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 0-1
Nimzo "passed pawns must be pushed" Frank does!
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1925  (A15) English, 43 moves, 0-1
28...Qf8! induces 30.Qg8? Marshall then wins beautifully
Burn vs Marshall, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
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