American Chess Quarterly, Chessworld magazine & American Chess Journal
July 1, 2019
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I have long intended to post an article on recent short-run chess magazines.
In this thread I will give the run and contents of the American Chess Quarterly, Chessworld magazine and the American Chess Journal. All were interesting magazines that failed for one reason or another.
American Chess Quarterly
Volume 1
No. 1
Summer 1961
A Bust to the King’s Gambit by Bobby Fischer
Comments on Chess Styles by Larry Evans
Endgame Section by J. E. Peckover
No. 2
Fall 1961
Advanced Combinations by Larry Evans
The Rossolimo Variation by William Lombardy
Automated Electronic Chess-playing Machines by Edward Lasker
An Interesting Portrait of Herr Wilhelm Steinitz from The Westminster Papers, March 1st, 1876
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
No. 3
Winter 1961
International Grandmaster Jubilee Chess Tournament by Harold Lommer (Bled 1961)
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Abracadabra Chess by Larry Evans (chess lessons for beginners)
No. 4
Spring 1962
U.S. Chess Championship 1962 by Larry Evans
Has Russia Changed Since the 1955 Chess Match?
What an Innocuous Opening! by William Lombardy
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Book Reviews by Prof. Kester Svendsen
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Volume 2
No. 1
Summer 1962
International Tournament, Stockholm 1962
New Ways in The Najdorf Sicilian by Leonard Barden
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Paul Morphy by Edward Lasker
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
U.S. Women’s Chess Tournament, New York
My Best Game of the U.S. Championship by Abe Turner
Candidates Tournament, Curacao, 1962
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
No. 2
Fall 1962
Interview with Fischer’s Second at Curacao by Arthur Bisguier
Candidates’ Tournament, Curacao 1962 by Arthur Bisguier
English Opening & French Defence by William Lombardy
Two Little-Known Exciting Games
New Approach to the Openings by Larry Evans
Caro-Kann Defence – Tal vs Pachman
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Chess Screwdriver by Fred M. Wren
Gallery of endgame Composers by J.E Peckover
Chess Olympics, Varna, 1962
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
No. 3
Winter 1962-3
Varna Olympic 1062
Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) by William Lombardy
Fischer-Filip Candidates’ Tournament by Arthur Bisguier
Woodpusher's Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Wilhelm Steinitz
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Chess Challenger – Quiz
No. 4
Spring-Summer 1963
World Chess Championship Match, 1963 (Botvinnik-Petrosian) by Bisguier and Evans
Slav Defence by William Lombardy
U.S. Championship – 3rdPlace Playoff
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Chess and the Paperback Revolution by Kester Svendsen
Wilhelm Steinitz
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Piatigorsky Cup Tournament
Annual Index
Chess Challenge Quiz
(to be continued)
July 1, 2019
I
I have long intended to post an article on recent short-run chess magazines.
In this thread I will give the run and contents of the American Chess Quarterly, Chessworld magazine and the American Chess Journal. All were interesting magazines that failed for one reason or another.
American Chess Quarterly
Volume 1
No. 1
Summer 1961
A Bust to the King’s Gambit by Bobby Fischer
Comments on Chess Styles by Larry Evans
Endgame Section by J. E. Peckover
No. 2
Fall 1961
Advanced Combinations by Larry Evans
The Rossolimo Variation by William Lombardy
Automated Electronic Chess-playing Machines by Edward Lasker
An Interesting Portrait of Herr Wilhelm Steinitz from The Westminster Papers, March 1st, 1876
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
No. 3
Winter 1961
International Grandmaster Jubilee Chess Tournament by Harold Lommer (Bled 1961)
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Abracadabra Chess by Larry Evans (chess lessons for beginners)
No. 4
Spring 1962
U.S. Chess Championship 1962 by Larry Evans
Has Russia Changed Since the 1955 Chess Match?
What an Innocuous Opening! by William Lombardy
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Book Reviews by Prof. Kester Svendsen
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Volume 2
No. 1
Summer 1962
International Tournament, Stockholm 1962
New Ways in The Najdorf Sicilian by Leonard Barden
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Paul Morphy by Edward Lasker
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
U.S. Women’s Chess Tournament, New York
My Best Game of the U.S. Championship by Abe Turner
Candidates Tournament, Curacao, 1962
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
No. 2
Fall 1962
Interview with Fischer’s Second at Curacao by Arthur Bisguier
Candidates’ Tournament, Curacao 1962 by Arthur Bisguier
English Opening & French Defence by William Lombardy
Two Little-Known Exciting Games
New Approach to the Openings by Larry Evans
Caro-Kann Defence – Tal vs Pachman
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Chess Screwdriver by Fred M. Wren
Gallery of endgame Composers by J.E Peckover
Chess Olympics, Varna, 1962
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
No. 3
Winter 1962-3
Varna Olympic 1062
Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation) by William Lombardy
Fischer-Filip Candidates’ Tournament by Arthur Bisguier
Woodpusher's Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Wilhelm Steinitz
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Chess Challenger – Quiz
No. 4
Spring-Summer 1963
World Chess Championship Match, 1963 (Botvinnik-Petrosian) by Bisguier and Evans
Slav Defence by William Lombardy
U.S. Championship – 3rdPlace Playoff
Woodpusher’s Scrapbook by Fred M. Wren
Endgame Section by J.E. Peckover
Chess and the Paperback Revolution by Kester Svendsen
Wilhelm Steinitz
Abracadabra Chess (continued) by Larry Evans
Piatigorsky Cup Tournament
Annual Index
Chess Challenge Quiz
(to be continued)
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