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Pre-1900 US Chess Periodicals
Compiled by Nick Pope

1846 The Chess Palladium and Mathematical Sphinx
Published: New York
Editor: N. Marache, et. al.
[1846-Oct to 1846-Dec] #1-#3
1846-1847 The American Chess Magazine
Published: New York; London
Editor: Charles H. Stanley
[1846-Nov to 1847-Sep] v1#1-v1#3: "The American Chess Magazine"
Note: "The Chess Player's Magazine" was the page title for the entire run.
Note: For the bound edition the problems were removed from the individual issues and compiled into their own appendix.
[1847]: Bound edition The American Chess Magazine
The Chess Player's Magazine, #1 1846-Nov
The Chess Player's Magazine, #2 1846-Dec
The Chess Player's Magazine, #3 1847-Jan
The Chess Player's Magazine, #4 1847-Feb
The Chess Player's Magazine, #5 1847-Mar
The Chess Player's Magazine, #6 1847-Apr
The Chess Player's Magazine, #7 1847-May
The Chess Player's Magazine, #8 1847-Jun
The Chess Player's Magazine, #9 1847-Jul
The Chess Player's Magazine, #10 1847-Aug
The Chess Player's Magazine, #11 1847-Sep
The Chess Player's Magazine (Problems)
1857-1861 The Chess Monthly
Published: New York
Editor: D. W. Fiske, et. al.
[1857] v1
[1858] v2
[1859] v3 The Chess Monthly
The Chess Monthly, v3#1 1859-Jan
The Chess Monthly, v3#2 1859-Feb
The Chess Monthly, v3#3 1859-Mar
The Chess Monthly, v3#4 1859-Apr
The Chess Monthly, v3#5 1859-May
The Chess Monthly, v3#6 1859-Jun
The Chess Monthly, v3#7 1859-Jul
The Chess Monthly, v3#8 1859-Aug
The Chess Monthly, v3#9 1859-Sep
The Chess Monthly, v3#10 1859-Oct
The Chess Monthly, v3#11 1859-Nov
The Chess Monthly, v3#12 1859-Dec
[1860] v4 The Chess Monthly
The Chess Monthly, v4#1 1860-Jan
The Chess Monthly, v4#2 1860-Feb
The Chess Monthly, v4#3 1860-Mar
The Chess Monthly, v4#4 1860-Apr
The Chess Monthly, v4#5 1860-May
The Chess Monthly, v4#6 1860-Jun
The Chess Monthly, v4#7 1860-Jul
The Chess Monthly, v4#8 1860-Aug
The Chess Monthly, v4#9 1860-Sep
The Chess Monthly, v4#10 1860-Oct
The Chess Monthly, v4#11 1860-Nov
The Chess Monthly, v4#12 1860-Dec
[1861] v5
1858 American Chess Association Bulletin
Published: New York
Editor: American Chess Association
[1858]
1859 Philidorian
Published: Charleston
Editor:
[1859-Jul to 1859-Aug] v1#1-v1#2
1859 The Gambit
Published: New York
Editor: Lichtenhein
[1859-Oct to 1859-Nov] v1#1-v1#5 {weekly}
1870-1892 Brownson's Chess Journal
AKA. The Dubuque Chess Journal & The Chess Journal
Published: Dubuque
Editor: O. A. Brownson
[1870-Aug to 1870-Dec] v1#1-v1#10 The Dubuque Chess Journal
Chess Journal, #1 1870-Aug-01
Chess Journal, #2 1870-Aug-15
Chess Journal, #3 1870-Sep-01
Chess Journal, #4 1870-Sep-15
Chess Journal, #5 1870-Oct-01
Chess Journal, #6 1870-Oct-15
Chess Journal, #7 1870-Nov-01
Chess Journal, #8 1870-Nov-15
Chess Journal, #9 1870-Dec-01
Chess Journal, #10 1870-Dec-15
[1871-Jan to 1871-Jun] v2#11-v2#16 The Dubuque Chess Journal
Chess Journal, v2#11 1871-Jan
Chess Journal, v2#12 1871-Feb
Chess Journal, v2#13 1871-Mar
Chess Journal, v2#14 1871-Apr
Chess Journal, v2#15 1871-May
Chess Journal, v2#16 1871-Jun
[1871-Jul to 1872-Dec] v3#17-v4#34
[1873-Jan to 1873-Aug] v5#35-v5#42 The Chess Journal (Huggins' Chess Problems bound in back)
Chess Journal, v5#35 1873-Jan
Chess Journal, v5#36 1873-Feb
Chess Journal, v5#37 1873-Mar
Chess Journal, v5#38 1873-Apr
Dubuque Chess Journal, v5#39 1873-May
Chess Journal, v5#40 1873-Jun
The Dubuque Chess Journal, v5#41 1873-Jul
The Chess Journal, v5#42 1873-Aug
Chess Problems by A. Z. Huggins
[1873-Sep to 1874-Apr] v6#43-v6#50 The Chess Journal (Brownson's Chess Plurima, Martindale's Chess Problems, Portilla's Problems, and Thompson's Chess Problems bound in back)
The Chess Journal, v6#43 1873-Sep
The Chess Journal, v6#44 1873-Oct
Chess Journal, v6#45 1873-Nov
Chess Journal, v6#46 1873-Dec
Dubuque Chess Journal, v6#47 1874-Jan
Chess Journal, v6#48 1874-Feb
Chess Journal, v6#49 1874-Mar
Dubuque Chess Journal, v6#50 1874-Apr
Brownson's Chess Plurima (incomplete?)
Martindale's Chess Problems (incomplete?)
Portilla's Problems (incomplete?)
Thompson's Chess Problems (incomplete?)
[1874-May to 1874-Dec] v7#51-v7#58 The Chess Journal (v2#13 second edition, Hanshew's Problems and Brown's Problems bound in back)
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#51 1874-May
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#52 1874-Jun
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#53 1874-Jul
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#54 1874-Aug
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#55 1874-Sep
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#56 1874-Oct
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#57 1874-Nov
Dubuque Chess Journal v7#58 1874-Dec
Dubuque Chess Journal, v2#13 1871-Mar (second edition)
Book of Chess Problems by John K. Hanshew
Book of Chess Problems by Theo. M. Brown
[1875-Jan to 1875-Dec] v8#59-v8#69 The Chess Journal (Constitution of the American Chess Association bound in front. Hanshew, Brown, Bull and Carpenter's problems bound in back)
Constitution of the American Chess Association
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#59 1875-Jan
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#60 1875-Feb
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#61 1875-Mar
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#62 1875-Apr
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#63 1875-May
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#64 1875-Jun
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#65 1875-Jul
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#66 1875-Sep
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#67 1875-Oct
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#68 1875-Nov
Dubuque Chess Journal v8#69 1875-Dec
Hanshew's Chess Problems
Brown's Chess Problems
T. P. Bull's Chess Problems
Carpenter's Chess Problems
[1876-Jan to 1877-Dec] v9#70-v9#82 The Chess Journal (Brownson's Chess Problems in front)
Chess Problems by O. A. Brownson
Dubuque Chess Journal, #70 1876-Jan
Dubuque Chess Journal, #71 1876-Mar
Dubuque Chess Journal, #72 1876-Apr
Dubuque Chess Journal, #73 1876-May
Brownson's Chess Journal, #74 1877-Feb
Brownson's Chess Journal, #75 1877-Mar
Brownson's Chess Journal, #76 1877-Apr
Brownson's Chess Journal, #77 1877-May
Brownson's Chess Journal, #78 1877-Jun
• Brownson's Chess Journal, #79 (missing)
Brownson's Chess Journal, #80 1877-Oct (incomplete)
Brownson's Chess Journal, #81 1877-Nov (incomplete)
Brownson's Chess Journal, #82 1877-Dec (incomplete)
[1878-Feb to 1886-Dec] #83-#94
[1887-Jan to 1887-Dec] #95-#106 Chess Journal
Chess Journal, #95 1887-Jan
Chess Journal, #96 1887-Feb
Chess Journal, #97 1887-Mar
Chess Journal, #98 1887-Apr
Brownson's Chess Journal, #99 1887-May
Brownson's Chess Journal, #100 1887-Jun
Brownson's Chess Journal, #101 1887-Jul
Brownson's Chess Journal, #102 1887-Aug
Brownson's Chess Journal, #103 1887-Sep
Brownson's Chess Journal, #104 1887-Oct
Brownson's Chess Journal, #105 1887-Nov (incomplete, title page only)
Brownson's Chess Journal, #106 1887-Dec (incomplete, missing title page)
[1888-Jan to 1889-Dec] #107-#130
[1890-Jan to 1890-Dec] #131-#142 Chess Journal
Chess Journal, #131 1890-Jan
Chess Journal, #132 1890-Feb
Chess Journal, #133 1890-Mar
Chess Journal, #134 1890-Apr
Chess Journal, #135 1890-May
Chess Journal, #136 1890-Jun
Chess Journal, #137 1890-Jul
Chess Journal, #138 1890-Aug
Chess Journal, #139 1890-Sep
Chess Journal, #140 1890-Oct
Chess Journal, #141 1890-Nov
Chess Journal, #142 1890-Dec
[1891-Jan to 1892-Jun] #143-#160 Brownson's Chess Journal
Chess Journal, #143 1891-Jan
Chess Journal, #144 1891-Feb
Chess Journal, #145 1891-Mar
Chess Journal, #146 1891-Apr
Chess Journal, #147 1891-May
Chess Journal, #148 1891-Jun
Chess Journal, #149 1891-Jul
Chess Journal, #150 1891-Aug
Chess Journal, #151 1891-Sep
Chess Journal, #152 1891-Oct
Chess Journal, #153 1891-Nov
Chess Journal, #154 1891-Dec
Chess Journal, #155 1892-Jan
Chess Journal, #156 1892-Feb
Chess Journal, #157 1892-Mar
Chess Journal, #158 1892-Apr
Chess Journal, #159 1892-May
Chess Journal, #160 1892-Jun
Note: When publication ceased in May 1876, Hallock began The American Chess Journal and started that periodical's numbering with #74.
1873 The Chess Record
Published: Philadelphia
Editor:
[1873] v1#1-v1#7
Notes: Merged with "Philadelphia Intelligencer" chess column from [1873-Nov-10 to 1880-Sep]
1874-1875 The Maryland Chess Review
Published: Frederick
Editor: J. K. Hanshew
[1874-Jan to 1874-Dec] v1#1-v1#12 Maryland Chess Review
The Chess Review, #1 1874-Jan
The Chess Review, #2 1874-Feb
The Chess Review, #3 1874-Mar
The Chess Review, #4 1874-Apr
The Maryland Chess Review, #5 1874-May
The Maryland Chess Review, #6 1874-Jun
The Maryland Chess Review, #7 1874-Jul
The Maryland Chess Review, #8 1874-Aug
The Maryland Chess Review, #9 1874-Sep
The Maryland Chess Review, #10 1874-Oct
The Maryland Chess Review, #11 1874-Nov
The Maryland Chess Review, #12 1874-Dec
[1875] v2
1875 American Chess Magazine
Published: Hartford
Editor: B. M. Neill
[1875] v1#1-v1#2
1876-1881 The American Chess Journal
Published: Hannibal; New York; Chicago
Editor: W. S. Hallock (Hannibal); Moore, et. al. (New York); E. Barbe (Chicago)
[1876-Jun to 1877-Mar] #74-#82 {Hannibal; Monthly}
The American Chess Journal
[1877-Apr to 1877-Nov/Dec] v2#1-v2#5 {Hannibal; Monthly then Bi-Monthly}
The American Chess Journal
[1878-Mar to 1879-Jul] The American Chess Journal (no volume or issue numbers)
The American Chess Journal
[1879-Oct to 1881-Apr] v1#1-v2#3 {Chicago; Quarterly}
Note: Began with the number system of "The Chess Journal" when it ceased publication in May 1876.  The Oct 1880 issue mislabeled as v1#5 but is v2#1.
1879-1881 Brentano's Monthly
Published:
Editor:
Note: Chess column started in v3
[1880-Apr to 1880-Sep] v3 Brentano's Monthly
[1880-Oct to 1881-Mar] v4 Brentano's Monthly
1881-1882 Brentano's Chess Monthly
Published: New York, NY
Editor: H. C. Allen, et. al.
[1881-May to 1882-Sep] v1#1-v2#4 Brentano's Chess Monthly
1882-1887 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
Published: Brooklyn
Editor: J. B. Muñoz
[Oct 1882-Sep 1883] v1#1-v1#24 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
[Oct 1883-Sep 1884] v2#1-v2#12 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
[Oct 1884-Sep 1885] v3#1-v3#12 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
[Oct 1885-Sep 1886] v4#1-v4#12 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
[Oct 1886-Sep 1887] v5#1-v5#12 Brooklyn Chess Chronicle
1885-1891 The International Chess Magazine
Published: New York
Editor: W. Steinitz
[Jan 1885-Dec 1890] v1-v6
[Jan 1891-Dec 1891] v7#1-v7#12 The International Chess Magazine
1886-1887 American Chess Review
Published:
Editor:
[1886-1887] v1
1887-1890 The Columbia Chess Chronicle
Published: New York
Editor: C. Devide, et. al.
[ 2 Jul 1887-29 Oct 1887] v1#1-v1#18 Columbia Chess Club Chronicle
Note: Google Books has incomplete v1, missing most of issues #3 and #4.
[15 Jan 1888-27 Jun 1889] v2#1-v4#26 Columbia Chess Chronicle
[15 Jul 1889- 1 Feb 1890] v5#1-v5#14 Columbia Chess Chronicle
Note: CPL online catalog says v5 should run to 15 Jun 1891. Google Books copy may be incomplete.
1892-1893 American Chess Monthly
Published: Boston
Editor: G. H. Walcott
[Mar 1892-Oct 1893] v1#1-v1#12 American Chess Monthly
1893 The Chess World
Published: Washington
Editor: F. A. Cooley, et. al.
[Jan 1893-May 1893] v1#1-v1#5
1897-1899 American Chess Magazine
Published: New York
Editor: W. Barsodi, et. al.
[Jun 1897-May 1898] v1#1-v1#12 American Chess Magazine
[Jul 1898-Jun 1899] v2#1-v2#12 American Chess Magazine
[Jul 1899-Dec 1899] v3#1-v3#6

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