American Chess Congress
The American Chess Congress was a series of chess tournaments held in the United States, a predecessor to the current U.S. Chess Championship. It had nine editions, the first played in October 1857 and the last in August 1923.
| Tournament | Year | Location | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth American Chess Congress | 1923 | Lake Hopatcong (United States) |
Frank James Marshall
Abraham Kupchik |
| Eighth American Chess Congress | 1921 | Atlantic City (United States) |
Dawid Markelowicz Janowski
|
| Seventh American Chess Congress | 1904 | St. Louis (United States) |
Frank James Marshall
|
| Sixth American Chess Congress | 1889 | New York (United States) |
Mikhail Chigorin
Max Weiss |
| Fifth American Chess Congress | 1880 | New York (United States) |
George Henry Mackenzie
|
| Fourth American Chess Congress (1876) | 1876 | Philadelphia (United States) |
James Mason
|
| Third American Chess Congress | 1874 | Chicago (United States) |
George Henry Mackenzie
|
| Second American Chess Congress (1871) | 1871 | Cleveland (United States) |
George Henry Mackenzie
|
| First American Chess Congress | 1857 | New York (United States) |
Paul Morphy
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