A Capablanca Game For Every Day of Spring #13
Today we have an epic and instructional struggle between Capablanca and Marshall in New York (1918). Taking place in the first round of the tournament Marshall unveils his new opening (The Marshall Attack) which according to legend he had been keeping secret for years waiting to unleash it against a worth adversary.
If Capablanca blundered early, could you finish him off?
Keep in mind that there are several good moves in this puzzle.
Here's the full game:
Hopefully you learned a lot about attack and defense there! I think one of the most important things to take away is that material isn't everything!
Despite this loss the Marshall Attack has gone on to be a very successful opening and has been refined and made even more deadly over the years. So even though Marshall had a disappointing tournament (3rd place), he managed to create one of the most popular defenses to the Ruy Lopez.
Cheers
Source: ChessGames.com New York (1918)
