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The '''American Chess Association''' was a ] organisation founded in ], ].<ref>{{cite book | title = This Day in New York Sports | author = Jordan Sprechman | coauthors = Bill Shannon | pages = pp.280,406 | isbn = 1571672540 | publisher = Sports Publishing LLC | year = 1998 | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.chessville.com/BillWall/StrangeButTrue.htm | title = Strange But True | work = Bill Wall's Wonderful World of Chess | author = Bill Wall | accessdate = 2007-07-08 }}</ref> The organization organized the first major chess tournament, the First American Chess Congress, in the United States on October 6, 1857.<ref>{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America | year = 1967 | publisher = ] | pages = p.23 | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1857/october_6_1857_53681.html | title = October 6, 1857 in History | work = ] | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref> On November 11, 1857, ], who had defeated ] in the tournament, was presented with a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Charles D. Mead,{{fact|date=July 2007}} President of the ACA.<ref>{{cite book | title = Paul Morphy : his later life | author = C.A. Buck | location = Newport, Ky. | publisher = Will. H. Lyons | year = 1902. | id = {{OCLC|2393093}} | url = http://batgirl.atspace.com/CA_Buck.html | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy | author = Frederick Milnes Edge | year = 1859 | publisher = D. Appleton & Company | pages = p.16 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=rJcCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22The+Exploits+and+Triumphs%22+%22American+Chess+Association%22 }}</ref> The '''American Chess Association''' was a ] organization founded in ], ].<ref>{{cite book | title = This Day in New York Sports | author = Jordan Sprechman | coauthors = Bill Shannon | pages = pp.280,406 | isbn = 1571672540 | publisher = Sports Publishing LLC | year = 1998 | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.chessville.com/BillWall/StrangeButTrue.htm | title = Strange But True | work = Bill Wall's Wonderful World of Chess | author = Bill Wall | accessdate = 2007-07-08 }}</ref> The organization organized the first major chess tournament, the First American Chess Congress, in the United States on October 6, 1857.<ref>{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America | year = 1967 | publisher = ] | pages = p.23 | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1857/october_6_1857_53681.html | title = October 6, 1857 in History | work = ] | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref> On November 11, 1857, ], who had defeated ] in the tournament, was presented with a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Charles D. Mead,{{fact|date=July 2007}} President of the ACA.<ref>{{cite book | title = Paul Morphy : his later life | author = C.A. Buck | location = Newport, Ky. | publisher = Will. H. Lyons | year = 1902. | id = {{OCLC|2393093}} | url = http://batgirl.atspace.com/CA_Buck.html | accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy | author = Frederick Milnes Edge | year = 1859 | publisher = D. Appleton & Company | pages = p.16 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=rJcCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=%22The+Exploits+and+Triumphs%22+%22American+Chess+Association%22 }}</ref>


The ACA published a monthly magazine, ''American Chess Monthly'', founded in January 1857 by ], who had helped organize the First American Chess Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collector/chess/chess_2.html | title = 1857 Chess Congress | work = Cornell Library | accessdate = 2007-07-28}}</ref> Fiske edited ''American Chess Monthly'' from 1857 until 1860, four months before it ceased publication. ] was credited as co-editor, though he had little actual involvement.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Oxford Companion to Chess | author = David Hooper | coauthors = Kenneth Whyld | pages = p.117 | isbn = 0192175408 | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 1984 | accessdate = 2007-08-27 }}</ref> (Another magazine of the same name published in 1892-93 had no connection with this one.)<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/Chess_Monthly</ref> The ACA published a monthly magazine, ''American Chess Monthly'', founded in January 1857 by ], who had helped organize the First American Chess Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collector/chess/chess_2.html | title = 1857 Chess Congress | work = Cornell Library | accessdate = 2007-07-28}}</ref> Fiske edited ''American Chess Monthly'' from 1857 until 1860, four months before it ceased publication. ] was credited as co-editor, though he had little actual involvement.<ref>{{cite book | title = The Oxford Companion to Chess | author = David Hooper | coauthors = Kenneth Whyld | pages = p.117 | isbn = 0192175408 | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 1984 | accessdate = 2007-08-27 }}</ref> (Another magazine of the same name published in 1892-93 had no connection with this one.)<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/Chess_Monthly</ref>

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The American Chess Association was a chess organization founded in New York, 1857. The organization organized the first major chess tournament, the First American Chess Congress, in the United States on October 6, 1857. On November 11, 1857, Paul Morphy, who had defeated Louis Paulsen in the tournament, was presented with a silver service at the prize giving by Colonel Charles D. Mead, President of the ACA. 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.

The ACA published a monthly magazine, American Chess Monthly, founded in January 1857 by Willard Fiske, who had helped organize the First American Chess Congress. Fiske edited American Chess Monthly from 1857 until 1860, four months before it ceased publication. Morphy was credited as co-editor, though he had little actual involvement. (Another magazine of the same name published in 1892-93 had no connection with this one.)

In 1874, the American Chess Association changed its name to the National Chess Association. A successor organization, the National Chess Federation, merged with the American Chess Federation in 1939 to create the modern U.S. Chess Federation.

References

  1. Jordan Sprechman (1998). This Day in New York Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. pp.280, 406. ISBN 1571672540. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. Bill Wall. "Strange But True". Bill Wall's Wonderful World of Chess. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  3. Who Was Who in America. Marquis Who's Who. 1967. pp. p.23. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help)
  4. "October 6, 1857 in History". Brainy History. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  5. C.A. Buck (1902.). Paul Morphy : his later life. Newport, Ky.: Will. H. Lyons. OCLC 2393093. Retrieved 2007-07-28. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. Frederick Milnes Edge (1859). The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy. D. Appleton & Company. pp. p.16. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  7. "1857 Chess Congress". Cornell Library. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  8. David Hooper (1984). The Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford University Press. pp. p.117. ISBN 0192175408. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  9. http://en.wikipedia.org/Chess_Monthly
  10. Andrew Soltis (1986). The U.S. Chess Championship, 1845-1985. McFarland & Company Inc. pp. p.31. ISBN 0899500560. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  11. Reuben Fine (1958). A Passion for Chess. David McKay Company, Inc. pp. p.178. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help)

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