5. Apr, 2020
Frank Marshall - USA
Frank Marshall (1877-1944) liked his chess playing to entertain.
😀 In this annotated game (1900) his humour is on show Play
The diagram position is from a blindfold simultaneous he played in 1894. Playing Black he needs to deal with his king being in check.
🤔 Which option will he take ? - move the king, block or capture the attacking piece Play
👍 Video - a typical attacking game (4:25 min)
👍 Video - 'The American Beauty' (8:15 min)