American Chess Bulletin
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The American Chess Bulletin was a chess periodical that was published monthly (November-April) and bi-monthly (May-October) from 1904 to 1963. The editor was Hermann Helms
(1870–1963), who founded the magazine and edited it until his death, at which point publication ceased. The first issue of the Bulletin, produced with Hartwig Cassel
, was a report on the famous Cambridge Springs tournament held in 1904. As well as reporting on chess events, it also included news of the regional chess organisations that become the United States Chess Federation
. After 1933, the North American Chess Reporter was merged with the Bulletin.
Hermann Helms
Helms, Hermann was an American chess player, writer, and promoter.- Biography :Helms was born in Brooklyn, but spent much of his childhood in Hamburg, Germany and in Halifax, Canada, where a schoolmate taught him chess. He returned to live in Brooklyn at age 17, and settled in Brooklyn...
(1870–1963), who founded the magazine and edited it until his death, at which point publication ceased. The first issue of the Bulletin, produced with Hartwig Cassel
Hartwig Cassel
Hartwig Cassel was a chess journalist, editor and promoter in Great Britain and the United States of America....
, was a report on the famous Cambridge Springs tournament held in 1904. As well as reporting on chess events, it also included news of the regional chess organisations that become the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
. After 1933, the North American Chess Reporter was merged with the Bulletin.