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chessis4coolppl

So I was talking on an ICC channel and someone had said the Marshall vs. the Ruy Lopez has been refuted. Is this true?

ghostofmaroczy
No.
Unbeliever

As far as I know, the recommended action against the Spanish is still the Ruy Lopez.

 


ericmittens

No, the marshall is the most popular choice at the GM level these days.

 

And the spanish IS the ruy lopez.Undecided


erik
did they provide a line? perhaps it was a game from a major recent tournament. i think anand was on the receiving end?
Fotoman
Capablanca beat Marshall the first time he saw it, that goes to show you how good Capablanca was. The Marshall is why I don't like playing the white side of the Ruy Lopez.
Unbeliever
Unbeliever wrote:

As far as I know, the recommended action against the Spanish is still the Ruy Lopez.

 


 Ugh.  Typing too many things at once.  As far as I know, the suggested counter is still the Morphy's Defense.  I'll look into Marshall, I've never heard of it before.


rootworm
Unbeliever wrote:

As far as I know, the recommended action against the Spanish is still the Ruy Lopez.

 


 lmao  Tongue out


Ray_Brooks

 

Look at this:

http://www.chess.com/article/view/important-novelty-in-the-marshall-gambit

Ray_Brooks
chessis4coolppl wrote:

So I was talking on an ICC channel and someone had said the Marshall vs. the Ruy Lopez has been refuted. Is this true?


I think whites 17th Qxd5 is the "refutation" your acquaintance is talking about, it certainly looks good.

chessis4coolppl
erik wrote: did they provide a line? perhaps it was a game from a major recent tournament. i think anand was on the receiving end?

No there was no line. He was just looking into it.