Historical Chess Magazines

Many historical chess magazines – some dating back to the 1830s – are now available online. On this page, I am sharing all the sources known to me. If you know of additional ones, please let me know, and I will be happy to add them to this list.

German Language Magazines

• (Neue) Wiener Schachzeitung
• Akademisches Monatsheft für Schach
• Arbeiter Schachzeitung
• Deutsche Schachzeitung (1846-1874)
• Österreichische Schachrundschau

English Language Magazines

• American Chess Magazine (Google Books Query)
• Chess Life
• Chess monthly
• Chess Review
• The British Chess Magazine (1881)
• The British Chess Magazine (Google Books Query)

Spanish Language Magazines

• Boletín de la Federación catalana de ajedrez (1964-1990)
• Revista El ajedrez (1979-1981)
• Revista internacional de ajedrez
• Revista Mate Postal (1974-2009)
• Revista Trebejos (1967-1974)

Other Languages

• Bulletin - Fédération française des échecs (1921-1924)
• Danish Skakbladet
• Russian Chess Magazines
• Swedish Tidsskrift för Schack