im sorry but the marshall is the only reson i dont play ruy lopez
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In what the OP is calling the "Anti-Meran Gambit" is actually the Botvinnik Variation of the Semi-Slav, and 10...Be7 is a mistake. 10...Nbd7, and after 11.exf6 (if 11.g3 fist, Black just switches the order of the moves), 11...Bb7, and Black will play moves like c5, Qb6, etc. For example, 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O b4