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California Chess Periodicals

   Artesia Chess Club Newsletter (1976-1978)
   Bankamerica Club San Francisco Chapter Chess Club (1964)
   Berkeley Babble Newsletter (1996-1998)
   Berkeley Chess School Newsletter (1998-2008)
   BISD Newsletter (1977)
   Blitz Chess (1988-2003)
   Blue Booklet and Encyclopaedia of Chess for Central California (1968)
   Burlingame-San Mateo Chess Club Newsletter (1978)
   CalChess Report (1990-1994)
   Calendar of Chess Events (1960-1965)
   California Chess Journal (1986-2004)
   California Chess News (1947-1949)
   California Chess Reporter (1951-1976)
   California Chess Tournament Bulletin (1972)
   Capitol City Chess Club Bulletin (1935-1941)
   CCCL Newsletter (1956-1958)
   Cerritos Chess Club Newsletter (1975)
   Cherryland Chess (2016)
   Chesquire (1961)
   Chess Digest (1950)
   Chess In Action (1953-1970)
   Chess Nuts (1955-1957)
   Chess Palace News (1993)
   Chess Reporter (1931-1932)
   Chess Time (1967)
   Chess Voice (1970-1985)
   Davis Chess News (1969-1972)
   En Passant (1964-1971)
   Everyman News (1970)
   Fremont Chess Club Newsletter (1972-1985)
   Fresno Chess Club (2007-2009)
   Gambit (1975)
   Gambit on Games (1976)
   Hayward Chess Club Newsletter (1985)
   Herman Steiner Chess Club Bulletin (1961)
   Herman Steiner Chess Group News (1956)
   Koltanowski's Chess Annual (1955)
   Kolty's Notes (1957)
   Lakewood Chess Club Bulletin (1987)
   LERA Chess Club Bulletin (1966)
   LERA Chess Club Newsletter (1983)
   Monterey Peninsula Chess Club (1968-1969)
   North American Chess Reporter (1933)
   North American Correspondence Chess League Official Reporter-Bulletin (1934-1937)
   Northrop Chess Club (1959)
   Northern California Chess Newsletter (1995-1999)
   Oakland YMCA Chess Bulletin (1959-1960)
   One Thousand and One Knights - Tales from the SDCC (1988-1991)
   Open File (1985-1987)
   Orange Knight (1974-1985)
   PCA Newsletter (1978-1981)
   Players Chess News (1981-1986)
   Precita Valley Chess Club Bulletin (1956-1957)
   Precita Valley Chess Herald (1956-1958)
   Presidio Chess Club Bulletin (1957)
   Prisoner's Chess Institute Newsletter (1973)
   Rank & File (1977-2012)
   Sacramento Chess News (1950-1955)
   Sacramento Chess Observer (1975-1976)
   San Diego Chess Tactician (1973-1974)
   San Francisco Bay Area Chess League (1963)
   San Jose Chess Club (1974)
   San Jose Chess Club Newsletter (1976-1978)
   San Jose YMCA Chessclub Chess News! (1966)
   Scacchic Voice (1968-1970)
   So. Calif. Championship Report (1961)
   Sonoma County Chess News (1975-1976)
   Southern California Chess Club Reporter (1969)
   Southern California Chess Newsette (1974-1986)
   Southern California Chess Players News (1969-1971)
   Terrachess (1961-1974)
   The 65th Square (1987)
   The Burlingame Chess Mate (1986)
   The Burling-Games (1976)
   The Gambit (1970-1971)
   The Springer (1959-1969)
   The Wrong Rook (1985-1987)
   Tournament Time (1961)
   Western Chess Chronicle (1935-1936)
   Wilshire Chess Society Newsletter (1995-2003)
   Zugzwang (1973)

California Chess Columns

   Berkeley Barb (1972-1975)
   Berkeley Daily Californian (1974)
   Berkeley Daily Gazette (1974-1975)
   City of San Francisco (1975-1976)
   Concord Press (1967)
   Crossroads: Deuel Vocational Institute (Tracy) (1969)
   Daily Alta California (Published in San Francisco) (1859)
   Danville Daily Democrat (1971-1974)
   Dublin-Livermore-Pleasanton Herald & News (1969-1974)
   Fremont-Newark Argus (1968-1977)
   Hayward Daily Review (1967-1981)
   Los Angeles and San Francisco Fortnight Magazine (1951-1955)
   Los Angeles California Eagle (1950)
   Los Angeles Evening Express (1921)
   Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (1970-1972)
   Los Angeles Times (1911, 1916-Present)
   Mercury (published by the LA Athletic Club) (1922-1947)
   Monterey Peninsula Herald (1979)
   Newhall Signal (1972)
   Oakland Tribune (1965-1966)
   Redwood City Weekly News (1989-1991)
   Richmond Independant & Gazette (1977-1978)
   Sacramento Bee (1971-1987)
   San Francisco Argonaut (1884-1886, 1952-1953)
   San Francisco Call (1913)
   San Francisco Chronicle (1921-1923, 1927-1930, 1948-2000)
   San Francisco News (1953-1956)
   San Jose Mercury News (1982-1984)
   Santa Ana Register (1980-87)
   Santa Clara Vision (1998)
   Santa Rosa Press Democrat (1947-1959)
   The Daily Californian (1974)
   Vallejo Times-Herald (1953-1964)

California Chess Columnists

   Jude Acers
   Alan Benson
   Kevin Burnette
   Ernest J. Clarke
   Bill Cornwall
   Frisco Del Rosario
   John Dougherty
   Richard E. Fauber
   Charles Edward Gray
   Isaac Kashdan
   George Koltanowski
   Imre Konig
   John Larkins
   Jerry Long
   Shelby Lyman
   Stan Mac Carty
   Henry MacMahon
   Martin Morrison
   Sandi Ordinario
   Jack Peters
   Gary Pickler
   H.J. Ralston
   Clif Sherwood
   Richard Shorman
   Herman Steiner
   J. E. Tippett
   J. Fennimore Welsh

California Chess Articles from U.S. and World Chess Periodicals

   Periodical Archive

California Chess Articles from Newspapers & Magazines

   Article Archive (1851-2007)

California Chess Flyers, Letters, Programs, Etc.

   Dated Ephemera Archive (1928-2018)
   Non-dated Ephemera Archive
   Book Signature & Inscription Archive
   California Chess Collectibles
   California Chess Business & Membership Cards
   California Chess Medallions
   California Chess Pinbacks
   2nd Piatigorsky Cup Game Scores(1966)
   Etchings from the Rothwell Graphic Studio in Auburn

California Chess Tournaments & Matches

   California Chess Tournament & Match Crosstables (1921-1991)
   Tournament Bulletin Archive (1932-1995)

California Chess Authors

   Jude Acers
   Frank R. Anderson
   Kimberly Anonuevo
   Neil Brennen
   John Donaldson
   Kenn Fong
   Eric Hicks
   John S. Hilbert
   Ed Hirsch
   Alan Kirshner
   Emil Ladner
   Kerry Lawless
   Craig Mar
   Chris Mavraedis
   Bruce Monson
   Dan F. Oakes
   Mike Padovani
   Mark Pifer
   Andy Sacks
   Mark Shelton
   Sam Sloan
   Rahul Subramaniam
   Bill Wall

Special Submissions

   California Chess Hall of Fame
   California Chess Notables
   California Chess Periodicals
   California Chess Columns
   George Koltanowski (1903-2000)
   Jacqueline Piatigorsky (1911-2012)
   Hans Poschmann (1932-2006)
   California Chess Clubs
   California Chess USCF Ratings (1950-1989)
   Mechanics' Institute Newsletter by IM John Donaldson



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