The Marshall Gambit may refer to a number of

chess opening A chess opening or simply an opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory; the other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. Many opening sequences have standard names such as the " Sicilian Defens ...

s named after the American chess master Frank Marshall. *The Marshall Gambit in the

Scandinavian Defense The Scandinavian Defense (or Center Counter Defense, or Center Counter Game) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: :1. e4 d5 This opening is classified under code B01 in the '' Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' (). The Scandinavia ...

. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 *The Marshall Gambit in the

Tarrasch Defense The Tarrasch Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves: :1. d4 d5 :2. c4 e6 :3. Nc3 c5 The Tarrasch is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Black's third move is an aggressive bid for central . After White plays cxd5 an ...

: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4 *The Marshall Gambit in the

Semi-Slav Defense The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit chess opening defined by the position reached after the moves: :1. d4 d5 :2. c4 c6 :3. Nf3 Nf6 :4. Nc3 e6 The position may readily be reached by a number of different . Black's s ...

: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 *Marshall Gambit in the Paulsen Variation of the

French Defense The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: :1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5, with Black intending ...c5 soon after, attacking White's and gaining on the . The French has a reputation for solidity ...

, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5

Other chess moves

Marshall Attack The Marshall Attack (also called the Marshall Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: : 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 The Marshall Attack is an aggr ...

, in the Ruy Lopez which also sacrifices a pawn, and can therefore be called a "gambit" *

Marshall Defense The Marshall Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. d4 d5 :2. c4 Nf6?! The Marshall Defense is a fairly dubious variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. It was played by Frank Marshall in the 1920s, but he gave it up ...

, in the Queen's Gambit Declined * Marshall Counterattack in the

Sicilian Defense The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: :1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4, e4 b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5, c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. Ope ...

where after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4, black plays 3...d5?! {{disambig