Multiple choice general knowledge sports

While playing Black against Capablanca, I came up with an ingenious idea of sacrificing a central pawn against the Ruy Lopez for the sake of an attack against the White king. Although Capablanca won the game in the end, the variation, which now bears my name, became one of the most well known and analyzed main lines against the Spanish opening prefered by the likes of Spassky, Anand and Michael Adams. Who am I ?

  1. Geza Maroczy

  2. Frank Marshall

  3. Savielly Tartakower

  4. Mikhail Tchigorin

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Frank Marshall invented the Marshall Gambit in the Ruy Lopez (Spanish) opening, where Black sacrifices a pawn for attacking chances. This game against Capablanca in 1918 featured this innovation, and the line has been extensively analyzed and played by many world champions since.