Anybody know anything about david marshall? something related to chess?

Question

who can give me a thorough information, i'll choose as the best answer :)

Answer 1

Maybe you mean Frank James Marshall (August 10, 1877 – November 9, 1944), was the U.S. Chess Champion from 1909-1936, and was one of the world's strongest chess players in the early part of the 20th century.

Marshall was born in New York City, and lived in Montreal, Canada from ages 8 to 19. He began playing chess at the age of 10 and by 1890 was one of the leading players in Montreal.

He won the U.S. chess championship in 1904, but did not accept the title because the current U.S. champion, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, did not compete.

In 1906 Pillsbury died and Marshall again refused the championship title until he won it in competition in 1909.

In 1907 he played a match against World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker for the title and lost eight games, winning none and drawing seven. They played their match in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Chicago, and Memphis from January 26 to April 8, 1907.

In 1909, he agreed to play a match with a young Cuban named José Raúl Capablanca, and to most people's surprise, lost eight games, drew fourteen and could only win one.

After this thrashing Marshall did not resent Capablanca; instead, he realized the young man had immense talent and deserved recognition by the chess community. The American champion worked hard to assure Capablanca had the chance to play at the highest levels of competition.

Marshall insisted that Capablanca be permitted to enter the San Sebastian tournament in 1911. This exclusive tournament was designed to be one of the strongest ever held; only masters who had won notable tournaments were allowed to compete. Capablanca was included despite the protests of the other masters; however, all doubts about the unknown were dissipated after Capablanca won the tournament. A decade after his international debut, Capablanca would beat Lasker to become the third chess world champion.

At St. Petersburg in 1914, Marshall was given the title of "grandmaster" of chess by Tsar Nicholas II. He was one of the original five people to receive the title; the other four were Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, and Tarrasch.

In 1915 he opened the Marshall Chess Club in New York.

However, Marshall's most lasting legacy was his invention of the Marshall Gambit which he used against Capablanca (despite losing) in 1918.

In the 1930's, Marshall captained the US team to four gold medals at four Chess Olympiads. After one round, he returned to the board and found that his comrades had agreed to three draws. After he finished his own game, he gave each of them a stern talk individually on how draws don't win games or matches. They got the message. The U.S. team has never repeated the great successes of Marshall's teams. However, it must be emphasized that the Soviet Union, which would later dominate this competition, was not entering teams in the 1930s.

In 1936, after holding the U.S. championship title for 29 years, he relinquished it to the winner of a Championship tournament. The first such tournament was sponsored by the National Chess Federation, and held in New York. The Marshall Chess Club donated the trophy, and the first winner was Samuel Reshevsky.

Assessment

Marshall was best known for his great tactical skill. One aspect of this was the "Marshall swindle", where a trick would turn a lost game around. Not so well known now, but appreciated in his day, was his endgame skill.