![]() Junior, the “Editor’s Page: News & Views,” discussions about major U.S. and the rest of the world (often with tournament tables), a column called “Reader’s Showcase,” another column that discusses “postal chess,” “book reviews” (Frank Brady), a “Chess Quiz” page, “For The Record” by Ed Edmondson, Larry Christiansen discussing his victory in the U.S. Aside from the “FIDE International Rating List,” it discusses various tournaments and matches all over the U.S. Why did I pick Chess Life and Review first? Two words answer that question: INCREDIBLE CONTENT. I really loved looking over all the issues for that year. Then I went over various articles and details that I felt would be interesting to the readers. Why did I do this? Who knows! As the writer, I just felt like doing it this way.Īll three articles were handled in the same manner: I picked one of the three magazines (I chose Chess Life and Review first), and I picked a random year (1975). I will look at all three magazines in what seems like a backward progression. Chess Life and Review was not only the best chess magazine in the U.S., it was one of the best (if not the best) chess magazines in the world. This led to the merger of both magazines, and Chess Life and Review was born (late 1969 until, in 1980, it changed the name back to Chess Life). Both tried to beat the other (interest exploded due to the advent of Tal and, of course, Bobby Fischer), though I think the new Chess Life was a bit better from 1961 to 1965.Īl Horowitz, who was with Chess Review from the beginning, worked day and night for decades until he retired. chess magazine until, in 1961, it ran into a remarkably improved Chess Life. Chess Review (from 1933 to late 1969) was, without any doubt, the best U.S. ![]() However, the oldies but goodies rule the roost.Ĭhess Life has been around forever (it started in 1946 as a bi-weekly 8-to-12 page newspaper). Two favorites are Joel Benjamin’s magazine, Chess Chow (1991 to 1994), which was hilarious, and Inside Chess, Yasser Seirawan’s excellent magazine. I was recently thinking about the best U.S.
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