Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4
The Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D32, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4. It is a line of the Tarrasch Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 23 times by this move order. White won 74%, 0% were drawn and Black won 26%. The most popular continuation is 5… dxe4 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 5… dxe4 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O)
- ECO
- D32
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 10 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… dxe4 | 11 (48%) | |
| 5… cxd4 | 9 (39%) | |
| 5… Nf6 | 2 (9%) | |
| 5… Be6 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
18 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 61%, draw 11%, Black 28%). The strongest:
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2762) – GM Vladislav Artemiev (2699) 0-1 · Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · 2021-09-29
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2775) – GM Jinshi Bai (2599) 1-0 · World Rapid 2025 · 2025-12-26
- GM Simon K Williams (2464) – GM Arseniy Nesterov (2479) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 15th June · 2021-06-15
- FM Yichen Han (2286) – IM Zhandos Agmanov (2459) 1-0 · 15th Paracin Open A 2022 · 2022-07-14
- GM Simon K Williams (2450) – FM Alejandro Arias Igual (2276) 1-0 · Titled Tue 23rd Jul Early · 2024-07-23
Search all games of the Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Rudi128 (2326) – varvar12c (2417) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- FM profaVa (2371) – DenisVasilev (2283) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Gijsu (2310) – RatMuscade (2321) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (4. cxd5 exd5) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5
More Tarrasch Defense lines (all)
- Tarrasch Defense D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (5. Nf3 Nc6) D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (6. cxd5 exd5) D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
- Tarrasch Defense: von Hennig Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation D33
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.