Le Palamède

Le Palamede was the first chess magazine. She appeared with a longer interruption 1836-1847 in Paris.

Founded and edited it was founded by Louis -Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, the then world's best chess player, and the writer Joseph Méry. Commercially, the monthly magazine was not a great success, and in 1839, her appearance was interrupted (La Bourdonnais died the following year ). After a long break, the new French top player Pierre Saint -Amant Le Palamede decided to continue with the year 1842. However, he gave up the editorship when he stopped in 1847 with the active chess and entered the diplomatic service. Subsequently, the chess magazine was finally stopped.

Named after the magazine was Palamedes, who is said to have invented the game of chess after a ( historically true ) legend. In addition to articles about chess, they also contained essays about other games such as billiards, whist and lady.

Le Palamede serves as one of the main sources for chess in the early 19th century.

Another chess magazine, which was edited by Paul Journoud 1864 to 1865, was called Le français Palamede. With the well-known predecessor, however it was not in connection.

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