[Event "Havlickuv Brod"] [Site "masterchessopen.com"] [Round "0"] [White "Hacaperka, M."] [Black "Svoboda, K."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] 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 starting point of the Marshall Attack, in which Black sacrifices a pawn for an attack. It is named after the American Frank Marshall who prepared it to play against the great Jose Raul Capablanca. Unfortunately, Marshall lost the game at the 1918 New York tournament, but since then a huge amount of analysis has been concentrated on his variation, with no definite conclusion having yet been reached. At the moment the Armenian grandmaster Lev Aronian is acknowledged as the best player who employs it regularly. } 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 Nf6 { This is what Marshall played in the original game; } ( { though nowadays } 11...c6 { is considered the main line leading to great complications. One recent example: } 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Nf6 19.Qg2 Qg6 20.Re3 Nd5 21.Re1 Rae8 22.Qf2 Nf4 ) 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Ng4 14.h3 Qh4 15.Qf3 Bh2+ { Black goes astray with a faulty plan. } ( { Instead: } 15...Nxf2 { was Marshall's choice in the original game, which continued } ) ( 15...h5 { is reckoned to be the best chance, particularly as it isn't very well known; for example, } ) {#r} 1-0