Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Gambit
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Nc3Nf6
- 4.Bb5Nd4
- 5.Ba4Bc5
- 6.Nxe5O-O
34 games
A rare gambit in the Rubinstein Variation of the Four Knights Game in which Black castles after 6. Nxe5, giving up the e5 pawn for rapid development.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Marshall Gambit
The Marshall Gambit is a branch of 5. Ba4, the traditional main line of the Rubinstein Variation. Black plays 5...Bc5, and after 6. Nxe5 castles instead of trying to win the pawn back. Black is a pawn down but ahead in development, with the bishop bearing on f2 and the e-file half-open. Engines rate the position as level. In a small sample of games 7. O-O is the most common reply, while the engine prefers 7. Nd3, which hits the c5 bishop. The line is seldom played.