Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack
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. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6
The Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C89, reached after 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. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6. It is a line of the Ruy Lopez. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 75 times by this move order. White won 33%, 2% were drawn and Black won 65%. The most popular continuation is 12. d4 (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.52 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 12. d4 c5 13. Bg5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ra7)
- ECO
- C89
- Moves
- 22 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/2p1bppp/p4n2/1p2R3/8/1BP5/PP1P1PPP/RNBQ2K1 w - - 1 12- PGN
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. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 34 | |
| 2000+ | 39 | |
| All | 75 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 12. d4 | 62 (83%) | |
| 12. h3 | 5 (7%) | |
| 12. d3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 12. Re1 | 2 (3%) | |
| 12. Qf3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 12. Rxe7 | 1 (1%) | |
| 12. Qe2 | 1 (1%) | |
| 12. Re2 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
66 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 9%, Black 58%). The strongest:
- FM Ruslan Gadzhiev (2326) – GM David Paravyan (2593) 1/2-1/2 · 78th ch-RUS HL 2026 · 2026-07-04
- GM David Paravyan (2599) – CM Hamed Wafa (2211) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Sep Late · 2023-09-26
- GM Evgeny Postny (2570) – CM Hamed Wafa (2211) 1-0 · Titled Tue 19th Sep Early · 2023-09-19
- FM Khagan Ahmad (2388) – IM Hamed Wafa (2345) 1-0 · Abu Dhabi Masters Online · 2024-08-21
- CM Jakub Borawski (2222) – GM Pawel Jaracz (2456) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 17th Aug · 2021-08-17
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- joobree (2527) – Lazy-Ninja (2454) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- afifior (2316) – scriboapron (2383) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IvsYou6722 (2273) – Dikeuss2 (2262) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack (8. c3 d5) 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
More Ruy Lopez lines (all)
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- Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense, Alapin Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Brentano Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Paulsen Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense, Tartakower Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense C60
- Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense, Kevitz Gambit C60
- Ruy Lopez: Lucena Variation C60
- Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation C60
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.