Chess Player's Chronicle

[1] In 1837 George Walker introduced an English-language magazine, the Philidorian, that was devoted to "chess and other scientific games".

[4][9] Staunton "made the inclusion of a large number of games by himself and other leading players of the day a special feature" of the magazine.

His books on Chess are no authority except among the lowest class of players.Staunton was the owner and editor of the magazine until the early 1850s,[12] when he sold it to R.B.

[16][17][18] Arthur Skipworth, assisted by William Wayte and Charles Ranken, wrote The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle, which was published in York from February 1868 to December 1871.

[19] Skipworth, who had left Bilsdale for Tetford Rectory, and John Wisker became the editors of the new The Chess Players' Chronicle in February 1872.

The February issue stated that the West End Club had "cleared away the disturbing foreign element which whilom infected the Divan" and referring to Wilhelm Steinitz as "the hot-headed little Austrian".

The first issue apologized for "certain offensive statements and insinuations, seriously affecting the honour of some eminent players", and explained that some members of the present editorial staff had only contributed games and other inoffensive material to it in 1875.