San Francisco Chronicle
Chess, Sunday, November 19, 1905
E. J. Clarke
Chess, Sunday, July 31, 1921 (Club Champion, E. W. Gruer, gave a 3-game blindfold simultaneous at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club and scored 2 wins and 1 loss.)
Chess, Sunday, August 28, 1921 (Mechanics' Institute {along with clubs from Los Angeles and San Diego} is planning a California State Chess Championship.)
Chess, Sunday, October 9, 1921
Chess, Sunday, October 16, 1921
Chess, Sunday, October 23, 1921
Chess, Sunday, October 30, 1921
Chess, Sunday, December 4, 1921 (Mechanics' Institute Club Champion, Elmer Gruer, is expected to give a good account of himself in the upcoming California State Chess Championship tournament.)
Chess, Sunday, December 11, 1921 (Tevis Donates Cup for Championship Tournament.)
Chess, Sunday, December 18, 1921 (Mechanics' Institute to play Telegraphic match with Chicago.)
Chess, Sunday, December 25, 1921
Chess, Sunday, January 1, 1922 (1st California State Chess Championship started at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club.)
Chess, Sunday, January 8, 1922 (1st California State Chess Championship is still in progress at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club.)
Chess, Sunday, January 15, 1922 (Elmer W. Gruer won the 1st California Chess Championship, held at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club.)
Chess, Sunday, January 29, 1922
Chess, Sunday, February 12, 1922
Chess, Sunday, February 26, 1922
Chess, Sunday, October 1, 1922
Chess, Sunday, October 22, 1922
Chess, Sunday, November 12, 1922
Chess, Sunday, December 17, 1922
Chess, Sunday, February 6, 1927
Chess, Sunday, August 21, 1927 (Elmer W. Gruer won the California State Chess Championship in Los Angeles.)
Chess, Sunday, August 28, 1927
Chess, Sunday, October 16, 1927
Chess, Sunday, April 8, 1928 (Miss Cameron, 1927 President of the C.C.L.N.A., is the California chess fraternity's "first lady.")
Chess, Sunday, April 15, 1928 (Transbay Team beats Mechanics' Institute Team 8-7)
Chess, Sunday, April 22, 1928 (Wallace E. Neville, author of 'Chess Humanics', gave a Simultaneous Exhibition at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club and scored 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.)
Chess, Sunday, August 19, 1928
Chess, Sunday, September 23, 1928
Chess, Sunday, December 16, 1928
Chess, Sunday, December 23, 1928
Chess, Sunday, January 6, 1929
Chess, Sunday, May 19, 1929 (World Champion Alexander Alekhine gave a Simultaneous Exhibition at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club and scored 27 wins, 8 losses and 8 draws.)
Chess, Sunday, August 11, 1929
George Koltanowski
May 9, 1948 
(1st column - Problem 1)
November 14, 1949 (Chronicle Chess Festival)
November 20, 1949 (Chess Record Play-As Rough as a Channel Swim - Leisure Chess Problem 81)
August 21, 1952 (Olympic Chess)
August 27, 1952 (Chess Olympics)
August 28, 1952 (Olympic Chess)
August 30, 1952 (Chess Olympics)
September 4, 1952 (Chess Olympics)
November 1, 1952 (An Analysis Of World Chess Meet)
January 31, 1954 (Exhibition Wednesday - Top U.S. Player, Reshevsky, To Play Here)
Chess Notes, December 30, 1956 (Exhibition Set Jan. 18)
Chess Notes, January 6, 1957 (Solutions To No. 13)
Chess Notes, January 17, 1957 (Four Events This Week)
January 20, 1957 (Junior Title Chess Play Set Here)
Chess Notes, January 27, 1957 (Entries In CFNC Open)
Check Your Position On the Chess Ladder, January 27, 1957
Chess Notes, February 1, 1957 (Ledgerwood Wins Open)
Chess Notes, February 3, 1957 (CFNC Championship Play Set)
February 10, 1957 (Major Chess Event Set At Quentin)
Check Your Position On the Chess Ladder, February 10, 1957
March 3, 1957 (Spring Chess Tournament Announced)
Chess Notes, March 10, 1957 (Addition to Spring Event)
Check Your Position On the Chess Ladder, March 10, 1957
March 17, 1957 (Spring Chess Event Begins Saturday)
The Chess Column, March 31, 1957 (First Spring CFNC Chess Tournament)
April 7, 1957 (Berkeley Chess Club Wins Round)
April 14, 1957 (Close Finish In Industrial Chess Race)
Chess Notes, April 21, 1957 (Tournament Play Results)
Check Your Position On the Chess Ladder, April 21, 1957
May 5, 1957 (World Chess Title Won By Smyslov)
May 19, 1957 (Sonoma 7th Annual Chess Festival Set)
Check Your Position On the Chess Ladder, May 19, 1957
May 26, 1957 (U.S. Chess Open Set August 5-17)
The Chess Column, June 2, 1957 (New Officers of Chess Friends of Northern California)
Chess Notes, June 9, 1957 (News of The Clubs)
The New Chess Ladder, June 9, 1957
Chess Notes, June 16, 1957 (Ogden Group Wins Title)
Chess Notes, June 23, 1957 (New Junior Entry List)
June 30, 1957 (U.S. Junior Chess Champ To Play Here)
July 7, 1957 (U.S. Junior Chess Title Tourney Set)
July 9, 1957 (33 Here in U.S. Junior Chess Meet)
July 10, 1957 (Jr. Chess Tourney in 3-Way Tie)
The Chess Column, July 14, 1957 (U.S. Junior Championship Tournament)
Chess Notes, February 2, 1958 (2 Big Dates On the Bay Area Calendar)
Chess Notes, February 9, 1958 (World Title Match Set)
Chess Ladder, November 8, 1959 (Kitabayashi Wins for the Fifth Time)
Chess, December 8, 1961 (The Development Of A World Champion)
Chess, January 20, 1963 (Top Prize Of $3000 In Cup Play)
March 11, 1963 (Unique Chess Match)
March 23, 1963 ("Mr.K" vs "Mr. K")
May 12, 1963 (Your Next Move Should Be ...)
May 25, 1963 (Chess With the Giants)
Chess, May 26, 1963 (Gold Teeth for Free - Curious Match Play)
June 1, 1963 (Winners of Chess Contest)
Chess, Sunday, June 15, 1963 (Koltanowski USA vs Keres USSR)
Chess, Sunday, August 16, 1964 (A Series of TV Lectures)
Chess, December 27, 1964 (New Year's Plans)
Chess, January 31, 1965 (Tourneys, Exhibitions And Gossip)
Chess, Sunday, April 14, 1967 (World Champions)
Chess, August 25, 1967 (Open Chess Tournament In San Francisco)
Chess, May 29, 1968 (Candidates Semi-finals)
Chess, April 23, 1970 (Bobby Fischer's World Rapid Record Special Report)
Chess, June 3, 1970 (Last Round Blues)
Chess, January 6, 1972 (Kolty Simul in Menlo Park)
Chess, May 3, 1972 (K. Grivainis-Dr. F. Gamboa, California Open, Fresno, 1965)
Chess, July 20, 1972 (The Spassky-Fischer Games in Review)
Chess, July 21, 1972 (The Spassky-Fischer Games in Review)
Chess, May 6, 1975 (Taking Acers On)
Chess, May 7, 1975 (Acer's Revenge)
Chess, June 4, 1975 (Swiss Tournament)
Chess, September 1, 1975 (Paul Keres 1916-1975)
Chess, January 29, 1976 (The Monterey Coast Open)
Chess, March 25, 1976 (Played in Australia, 1976)
Chess, October 27, 1978 (Computer Encounters Of The Chess Kind)
Chess, February 12, 1979 (Played in the California Chess Masters Open, Berkeley)
Chess, March 19, 1979 (Meyer Wins People's Open By John Peters)
Chess, May 24, 1979 (The Fallen Idol)
Chess, June 4, 1979 (Lone Pine Highlights)
Chess, June 18, 1979 (A Grandmaster was recently hustled out of $100 on a basic chess ending.)
Chess, June 21, 1979 (California State at Hayward hosted a Mexican touring chess group)
Chess, July 11, 1979 (Readers Send In)
Chess, July 26, 1979 (Readers Send In)
Chess, July 30, 1979 (Paul Masson Seventh Annual Class Championship)
Chess, October 9, 1979 (From The Bookshelf)
Chess, October 16, 1979 (International Master Titles for U.S. Players)
Chess, October 19, 1979 (International Master Titles for U.S. Players)
Chess, July 21, 1980 (Kenny Fong, of Hayward, who came in fifth in the World Championship Tournament for those under 14, has been chosen for the USA under-18 team)
Chess, August 25, 1980 (Played By Mail, Australia, 1945)
Chess, August 27, 1980 (Paul Masson Chess Festival)
The Chess Column, August 28, 1980 (Paul Masson Chess Festival Spassky Exhibition)
Chess, August 29, 1980 (Spassky's Only Loss)
Chess, September 1, 1980 (Dr. Max Euwe's Only Loss)
The Chess Column, March 17, 1981 (Fast Blindfold Chess)
Chess, April 20, 1981 (CalChess Masters Open)
Chess, July 29, 1983 (Excitement In Pasadena)
Chess, August 8, 1983 (The Kasparov Question)
Chess, March 30, 1984 (A Chess Festival will be held at Longfellow School in Berkeley)
Chess, May 15, 1984 (Upcoming Masters Event)
Chess, June 13, 1984 (World Correspondence Chess Title)
Chess, June 21, 1984 (U.S. Chess Championship, 1984)
Chess, July 4, 1984 (Coinciding Championships)
Chess, August 20, 1984 (U.S. Chess Championship)
Chess, August 21, 1984 (U.S. Chess Championship)
Chess, November 4, 1985 (Stars On The Chess Board)