Could you maybe post a game or two? I am just starting to learn how to play the Ruy Lopez, and I have heard about the Marshall Attack but have not seen it in a game yet, (obviously because my opponents and I aren't quite that good yet) but I would love to take a look at a few games where it plays out, and if they could maybe be your games as opposed to grandmaster games, so that I would have a better chance at grasping the motivations that would be much appreciated. I completely understand that you aren't looking to play teacher with this post as you are asking a question, but I thought that perhaps this post could turn into a multi faceted one where multiple people get help :)
Thanks much, if you get around to it.
I'm at a crossroad, my opening of choice when playing 1.e4 e5 is the Ruy Lopez, and I love most variations, most sidelines, aswell as the mainlines, what I hate however, is the Marshall Attack, and I'm getting more and more people using the Marshall move order, forcing me to make a choice, go in for an anti marshall, or risk it and hope that he wont play the marshall attack, which for obvious reasons, won't do it.
I usually play the a4, which I'm not really happy with either, how sound are the other options considered to be?