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Frank James Marshall (August 10, 1877 – November 9, 1944) was the U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936, and one of the world's strongest chess players in the early part of the 20th century. Chess career [ edit ]
- United States
- August 10, 1877, New York City
- Frank James Marshall
- November 9, 1944 (aged 67), New Jersey
Bio. Frank James Marshall (1877-1944) was a brilliant attacking player and the United States chess champion from 1909 to 1936. When he played for the world championship in 1907, he was soundly defeated by defending champion Emanuel Lasker. Marshall was not strong enough defensively to become a true world championship contender, but he ...
Mar 15, 2018 · Let’s talk about Frank Marshall. This man was U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936. He was a man who beat Emanuel Lasker once and Capablanca twice, a player who feared no one. He won many tournaments against world class competition. He was an American hero who dared dream of being world chess champion.
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Aug 24, 2023 · Aug 24, 2023, 11:51 AM | 2. Frank Marshall started the 1910s with a bracingly clear sense of what his ceiling as a player was. In match play against the super-elite players of his era — Lasker, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Capablanca — he had a combined score of +4-27=33. That record meant that Marshall would never again be in the conversation of ...
Jul 6, 2007 · Frank Marshall. Frank James Marshall was born on the west side of Manhattan on August 10, 1877. He was taken to Montreal when he was 8 years old and lived there for 11 years. He learned the game of chess at age 10 from his father, Alfred. In 1890 he joined the Montreal Chess Club and became a leading chess player there.
Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, gift of Richard Kashdan. (1877-1944) U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inducted 1986 Frank Marshall enjoyed the longest and most untroubled reign of any U.S. Champion from the time he earned and accepted the title in 1909 until he resigned it in 1936. In 1909, he was defeated in a match by a young Jose Raul ...
Romantic! Frank Marshall was born on August 10, 1877, in New York, making today his 140th birthday. When Marshall was eight years old, the family moved to Montreal, Canada. His father was a very good chess player and taught Frank when he was ten years old. The young Marshall showed promise at the game and so he was encouraged to visit the Hope ...
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