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Introduction
The Dimock Theme Tournament was held at the Marshall
Chess Club in New York City from October through November
of 1924. Sponsored by Edwin Dimock of New London, Connecticut,
who donated prizes for the top four players, the tournament
required all participants to begin their games with 1.e4 e5
2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4. Play could then proceed along various lines,
transposing to the Urusov
Gambit or the Two
Knights Defense.
All of the players were very well known in New York
chess circles as members of the Marshall Chess Club and as
participants in national and state events. The best known
and best remembered, however, were Frank Marshall and Carlos
Torre, both of whom were at the height of their powers in
1924.
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