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Marshall Traps
Frank Marshall's attacking lines for Black, in the Petrov and the Ruy Lopez. In the Petrov line, ...Bxh2+ tears open White's king position.
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How the trap goes
Marshall Trap (Petrov)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Bg4 9.cxd5 f5 10.Re1 Bxh2+
More lines
Marshall Trap, 11.Kxh2
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Bg4 9.cxd5 f5 10.Re1 Bxh2+ 11.Kxh2 Nxf2
Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5
Marshall Attack Trap, 10.d3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d3 Bg4 11.Qe2 Rb8 12.Qe4 Nf6 13.Qxc6 Rb6
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All 4 lines in this trap
- Marshall Trap (Petrov)
- Marshall Trap, 11.Kxh2
- Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez)
- Marshall Attack Trap, 10.d3