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| The American Chess Association represents the United States as the official governing body within the World Chess Federation, Inc. It was founded in 1857 when it sponsored the First American Chess Congress. On November 11, 1857 Paul Morphy, who had defeated Paulsen for the ACA title, was presented a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Mead, President of the American Chess Association. On behalf of Paul Morphy, the American Chess Association offered a $5,000 challenge to any player in Europe to contest a match with the recently crowned ACA champion (see Illustrated London News, December 26, 1857). The purpose of the ACA is to extend the role of chess in American society. Current membership as of 2007 is approximately 71,000 members. Membership is $1 for life. The ACA publishes a monthly magazine, American Chess Monthly, now in its 151st year of publication, which can be subscribed to separately. American Chess Monthly has been published since Vol 1, #1 was founded and edited by Willard Fiske (who helped organize the First American Chess Congress), in January 1857.(see the Passionate Collector http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collector/chess/chess_2.html). Fiske , with Paul Morphy as co-editor(http://sbchess.sinfree.net/willard.html), edited the American Chess Monthly until 1861. |
The American Chess Association represents the United States as the official governing body within the World Chess Federation, Inc. It was founded in 1857 when it sponsored the First American Chess Congress. On November 11, 1857 Paul Morphy, who had defeated Paulsen for the ACA title, was presented a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Mead, President of the American Chess Association. On behalf of Paul Morphy, the American Chess Association offered a $5,000 challenge to any player in Europe to contest a match with the recently crowned ACA champion (see Illustrated London News, December 26, 1857). The purpose of the ACA is to extend the role of chess in American society. Current membership as of 2007 is approximately 71,000 members. Membership is $1 for life. The ACA publishes a monthly magazine, American Chess Monthly, now in its 151st year of publication, which can be subscribed to separately. American Chess Monthly has been published since Vol 1, #1 was founded and edited by Willard Fiske (who helped organize the First American Chess Congress), in January 1857.(see the Passionate Collector http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collector/chess/chess_2.html). Fiske , with Paul Morphy as co-editor(http://sbchess.sinfree.net/willard.html), edited the American Chess Monthly until 1861. | ||
| As per "The Globe Magazine, 1876," the American Chess Association organized and later ran the 4th American Chess Congress which was held August 17-31, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | |||
| 1892-1893 The American Chess Monthly was edited by George H Walcott, Jr. (as documented @ www.bcmchess.co.uk/chessbooksmoravian.html) | 1892-1893 The American Chess Monthly was edited by George H Walcott, Jr. (as documented @ www.bcmchess.co.uk/chessbooksmoravian.html) | ||
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The American Chess Association represents the United States as the official governing body within the World Chess Federation, Inc. It was founded in 1857 when it sponsored the First American Chess Congress. On November 11, 1857 Paul Morphy, who had defeated Paulsen for the ACA title, was presented a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Mead, President of the American Chess Association. On behalf of Paul Morphy, the American Chess Association offered a $5,000 challenge to any player in Europe to contest a match with the recently crowned ACA champion (see Illustrated London News, December 26, 1857). The purpose of the ACA is to extend the role of chess in American society. Current membership as of 2007 is approximately 71,000 members. Membership is $1 for life. The ACA publishes a monthly magazine, American Chess Monthly, now in its 151st year of publication, which can be subscribed to separately. American Chess Monthly has been published since Vol 1, #1 was founded and edited by Willard Fiske (who helped organize the First American Chess Congress), in January 1857.(see the Passionate Collector http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collector/chess/chess_2.html). Fiske , with Paul Morphy as co-editor(http://sbchess.sinfree.net/willard.html), edited the American Chess Monthly until 1861. As per "The Globe Magazine, 1876," the American Chess Association organized and later ran the 4th American Chess Congress which was held August 17-31, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1892-1893 The American Chess Monthly was edited by George H Walcott, Jr. (as documented @ www.bcmchess.co.uk/chessbooksmoravian.html) May 1892 the American Chess Monthly reports James Jellett as having won the St. Paul, Minnesota Chess Club Championship. 1921 American Chess Monthly Volume 65 reports new US Champion as Norman Whitaker as top American finisher at 8th American Chess Congress in Atlantic City, per rules of 1889 NY 6th American Chess Congress which gave Lipshutz the US Champion title. Whitaker not only defeated European veteran Janowski (not US citizen and not eligible for US Champion title) who won the event, but also defeated Marshall head to head, who finished in a tie for 5th-7th. 1981 American Chess Monthly reports 1981 ACA Jaycees Open held in Cushing, Oklahoma and won by Stan Vaughan score of 6-0 1985 American Chess Monthly reports ACA US Open/100th anniversary Col. Isaac Trabue held in Punta Gorda, Florida won by Stan Vaughan of Fort Myers. 2000 Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice (Feb 3, 2000) reports that ACA ranked #5 qualified to play match for ACA US Championship and was believed to be first African-American to play for the title in the organization's 143 year history. Cannon lost the $5,001 match, sponsored by the Pawn Place of Henderson, Nevada by a score of 6.5 to 0.5 to Stan Vaughan. Vaughan earned $3,334.00 while Cannon received $1,667.00(as reported by Eric Schiller, Chess City Magazine: http://www.chesscity.com)
Back issues reprints from the organization dating back to 1861 are available from the ACA organization's library. ACA contact info is amchess@cox.net.