Description
This comprehensive repertoire is built around Black’s reliable counter-attacking system – the Marshall Attack.
The open lines of this system and the resulting piece play with the white king at stake make it particularly appealing to the tactical player. The active counter-attack should give Black, at worst, a balanced position and, against the unprepared opponent, opportunities for quick wins. For White, the book provides a selective survey of White’s deviations, such as the Exchange Variations, that avoid both the Marshall, and the closed and the open Ruy Lopez.
Long popular among club and postal players, the Marshall received a boost in the 1960s from Spassky and Geller. Temporarily out of fashion in 1970-1, it has since then made a strong com-back.
Condition: Very Good. Descriptive notation.
