The Marshall Gambit may refer to a number of
chess openings named after the American chess master
Frank Marshall.
*The Marshall Gambit in the
Scandinavian Defense. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6
*The Marshall Gambit in the
Tarrasch Defense
The Tarrasch Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves:
:1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4, d4 b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5, d5
:2. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4, c4 b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6, e ...
: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4
*The Marshall Gambit in the
Semi-Slav Defense
The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit chess opening defined by the position reached after the moves:
:1. d4 d5
:2. c4 c6
:3. Nf3 Nf6
:4. Nc3 e6
The position may readily be reached by a number of different . Black's s ...
: 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
The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
:1. e4 e6
This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5, with Black intending ...c5 soon after, attacking White's and gaining on the . The French has a reputation for solidity ...
, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5
Other chess moves
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Marshall Attack
The Marshall Attack (also called the Marshall Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
: 1. e4 e5
: 2. Nf3 Nc6
: 3. Bb5 a6
: 4. Ba4 Nf6
: 5. O-O Be7
: 6. Re1 b5
: 7. Bb3 O-O
: 8. c3 d5
The Marshall Attack is an agg ...
, in the Ruy Lopez which also sacrifices a pawn, and can therefore be called a "gambit"
*
Marshall Defense, in the Queen's Gambit Declined
*
Marshall Counterattack in the
Sicilian Defense
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves:
:1. e4 c5
The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. Opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for White b ...
where after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4, black plays 3...d5?!
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