List of chess periodicals
Appearance
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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50 Moves Magazine | 2014– | Bi-monthly | Australia | General | [1] |
64 | 1924– | Twice per month | Russia | General | [2] |
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 2016– |
Monthly/Quarterly | United States | General | [3] |
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 | [4] |
Brüderschaft Deutsches Wochenschach |
1885–1888 1889–1925 |
Weekly | Germany | General | |
British Chess Magazine | 1881– | Monthly | England | General | [5] |
Chess Express/Schach Express | 1968–? | Twice per month | Switzerland | Current games | |
Chess Informant | 1966– | 4 times a year | Serbia | General | [6] |
Chess Life | 1946– | Monthly | United States | General | [7] |
CHESS magazine | 1935– | Monthly | England | General | [8] |
Chess Player's Chronicle | 1841–56 1859–75 1877–1902 |
Monthly | England | General | - |
Chess Review | 1933–1969 | Monthly | United States | General | - |
Chess Today | 2000– | Daily | Online/e-mail | General | [9] |
ChessBase News | 2001– | Daily | Online | General | [10] |
ChessCafe.com | 1996– | Weekly | Online | General | [11] |
Columbia Chess Chronicle | 1887–91 | ?? | United States | General | [12] |
Computerschach und Spiele | 1983–2004 | Bimonthly | Germany | Computer Chess | [13] |
Der Schachfreund | 1898–1901 | ?? | Germany | ?? | |
Die Schwalbe | 1924– | 6 times per year | Germany | Chess problems | [14] |
Deutsche Schachzeitung | 1846–1988 | Monthly | Germany | General | - |
EG | 1965– | 2 to 4 times per year | Netherlands | Endgame studies | [15] |
Europe Échecs | 1959– | Monthly | France | General | [16] |
ICGA Journal | 1977– | 4 times per year | Netherlands | Computer chess | [17] |
International Chess Magazine | 1885–1891 | Yearly | ?? | General | - |
Jaque | 1970–2013 | Monthly | Spain | General | [18] |
Kingpin | 1985– | 3 times per year | England | General | [19] |
La Stratégie | 1867–1940 | Monthly | France | General | - |
Le Courrier des Échecs | 1947– | 8 times per year | France | Correspondence chess | [20] |
Le Palamède | 1836–1847 | ? | France | General | - |
L'Italia Scacchistica | 1911– | 8 times per year | Italy | General | [21] |
Magyar Sakkélet | 1951-1984 1985-2003 (as Sakkélet) |
12 times per year | Hungary | General | [22] [23] |
Magyar Sakkvilág | 1911-1950 2003– |
12 times per year | Hungary | General | [24] |
Messaggero Scacchi | 2000– | Weekly | Online | General | [25] |
New In Chess | 1984– | 8 times per year | Netherlands | General | [26] |
Norsk sjakkblad | 1906–1909 1919–1929 1932–1939 1950– |
4 times per year | Norway | General | [27] |
Northwest Chess | 1947– | 12 times per year | USA Washington Oregon Idaho | General | [28] |
Panorama Szachowa | 1993– | 12 times per year | Poland | General | [29] |
Peón de rey | 2001– | 12 times per year | Spain | General | [30] |
Probleemblad | 1943– | 6 times per year | Netherlands | Chess problems | [31] |
Rochade Europa | 1972- | 12 times per year | Germany | General | [32] |
Sadakalo 64 | 2013– | Monthly | Bangladesh | General | [33] |
Schaak Magazine | 1893– | Monthly | Netherlands | General | - |
Schach | 1947– | Monthly | Germany | General | [34] |
Schach-Magazin 64 | 1979– | Monthly | Germany | General | [35] |
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 | [36] |
Schweizerische Schachzeitung | 1900– | Monthly | Switzerland | General | [37] |
Tidsskrift för Schack | 1895– | Monthly | Sweden | General | [38] |
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 | [39] |
The Week in Chess | 1994– | Weekly | Online | Chess news | [40] |
Torre & Cavallo Scacco! | 1987– | 11 times per year | Italy | General | [41] |
See also
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
Further reading
- Chess Periodicals: An Annotated International Bibliography, 1836-2008, by Gino Di Felice, McFarland, 2010, ISBN 978-0786446438.