List of chess periodicals
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Below is a list of chess periodicals. Publications are included only if they accept contributions from multiple authors and their content focuses primarily on some aspect of chess.
Name | Date | Frequency | Published | Subject | Website |
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64 | 1924- | Twice per month | Russia | General | [1] |
American Chess Bulletin | 1904–1962 | Monthly | United States | General | |
American Chess Journal | 1879–1881 | seven issues | United States | ||
American Chess Magazine | 1846-1847 1897-1899 |
Monthly | United States | General | |
American Chess Quarterly | 1961-65 | Quarterly | United States | General | |
Baltische Schachblaetter | 1889-1893 1898-1908 |
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Black & White | 2004 | 4 times a year | India | General | [2] |
Brüderschaft Deutsches Wochenschach |
1885-1888 1889-1925 |
Weekly | Germany | General | |
British Chess Magazine | 1881- | Monthly | England | General | [3] |
Chess Express/Schach Express | 1968-? | Twice per month | Switzerland | Current games | |
Chess Informant | 1966- | 4 times a year | Serbia | General | [4] |
Chess Life | 1946- | Monthly | United States | General | [5] |
CHESS magazine | 1935- | Monthly | England | General | [6] |
Chess Player's Chronicle | 1841-56 1859-75 1877-1902 |
Monthly | England | General | - |
Chess Review | 1933–1969 | Monthly | United States | General | - |
ChessBase News | 2001- | Daily | Online | General | [7] |
ChessCafe.com | 1996- | Weekly | Online | General | [8] |
Columbia Chess Chronicle | 1887-91 | ?? | United States | General | [9] |
Computerschach und Spiele | 1983–2004 | Bimonthly | Germany | Computer Chess | [10] |
Der Schachfreund | 1898–1901 | ?? | Germany | ?? | |
Die Schwalbe | 1924- | 6 times per year | Germany | Chess problems | [11] |
Deutsche Schachzeitung | 1846–1988 | Monthly | Germany | General | - |
EG (magazine) | 1965- | 2 to 4 times per year | Netherlands | Endgame studies | [12] |
Europe Échecs | 1959- | Monthly | France | General | [13] |
ICGA Journal | 1977- | 4 times per year | Netherlands | Computer chess | [14] |
International Chess Magazine | 1885–1891 | Yearly | ?? | General | - |
Jaque | 1970- | Monthly | Spain | General | [15] |
Kingpin | 1985- | 3 times per year | England | General | [16] |
La Stratégie | 1867-1940 | Monthly | France | General | - |
Le Courrier des Échecs | 1947- | 8 times per year | France | Correspondence chess | [17] |
Le Palamède | 1836–1847 | ? | France | General | - |
L'Italia Scacchistica | 1911- | 8 times per year | Italy | General | [18] |
Magyar Sakkvilág | 2003- | 12 times per year | Hungary | General | [19] |
Messaggero Scacchi | 2000- | Weekly | Online | General | [20] |
New In Chess | 1984- | 8 times per year | Netherlands | General | [21] |
Norsk sjakkblad | 1906-1909 1919-1929 1932-1939 1950- |
4 times per year | Norway | General | [22] |
Northwest Chess | 1947- | 12 times per year | USA Washington Oregon Idaho | General | [23] |
Panorama Szachowa | 1993- | 12 times per year | Poland | General | [24] |
Peón de rey | 2001- | 12 times per year | Spain | General | [25] |
Probleemblad | 1943- | 6 times per year | Netherlands | Chess problems | [26] |
Schaak Magazine | 1893- | Monthly | Netherlands | General | - |
Schach | 1947- | Monthly | Germany | General | [27] |
Schach-Magazin 64 | 1979- | Monthly | Germany | General | [28] |
Shakhmatny Bulletin | 1955–1990 | Monthly | Soviet Union | Current games | - |
Shakhmaty v SSSR | 1921–1991 | Monthly | Soviet Union | General | - |
StrateGems | 1998- | 4 times per year | United States | Chess problems | [29] |
Schweizerische Schachzeitung | 1900- | Monthly | Switzerland | General | [30] |
Tidsskrift för Schack | 1895- | Monthly | Sweden | General | [31] |
The Chess Monthly | 1857–1861 | Monthly | United States | General | - |
The Chess Correspondent | 1930– | United States | Correspondence chess | - | |
The London Chess Fortnightly | 1892–1893 | Bimonthly | England | General | - |
The Philidorian | 1837–1838 | Six issues | England | General | - |
The Problemist | 1926- | 6 times per year | England | Chess problems | [32] |
The Week in Chess | 1994- | Weekly | Online | Chess news | [33] |
Torre & Cavallo Scacco! | 1987- | 11 times per year | Italy | General | [34] |
Further reading
- Chess Periodicals: An Annotated International Bibliography, 1836-2008, by Gino Di Felice, McFarland, 2010, ISBN 978-0786446438.
References
- The place, dates and frequency of publication are generally taken from the websites given in the table or from other Wikipedia articles. In a few cases, it was necessary to consult the catalog of the Cleveland Public Library.
- Shakhmatny Bulletin - Chesscafe article