Capablanca vs Marshall New York 1918
The story behind this game makes it one of the most famous in chess history. Marshall had prepared a surprising new attacking line on the black side of the Ruy Lopez (in fact there had been a few isolated games with it before, but it is not clear whether Marshall knew of these earlier examples). Capablanca, against whom Marshall had a dreadful score, was the ideal opponent on whom to spring the surprise (as an aside, the oft-repeated story that Marshall saved up his idea for eight years seems a distinct exaggeration). Capablanca accepted the sacrifice, but had to weather a vicious attack against an opponent who had prepared the whole line at home. Almost miraculously, Capablanca found his way through the complications and won the game. Despite this inauspicious start, the Marshall Attack is today regarded as one of Black’s main defences against the Ruy Lopez.
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