Annotated by rdevault (1200): The Marshall attack, wherein Black sacs a pawn for a strong attack. It is surprising how much compensation Black gets for the pawn, but the variation is well known since the famous inaugural game Capablanca-Marshall in 1918. All book to here. Now White has a choice of several moves: 13 Bxd5, Re1 and Re2 being the main ones. I've played against the Marshall many times, both… |