American Chess Congress
# Year City Winner
1 1857 New York Paul Morphy ( United States )
2 1871 Cleveland George Henry Mackenzie ( United States )
3 1874 Chicago George Henry Mackenzie ( United States )
4 1876 Philadelphia James Mason ( Ireland )
5 1880 New York George Henry Mackenzie ( United States )
6 1889 New York Mikhail Chigorin ( Russia ) Max Weiss ( Austria-Hungary )
7 1904 St. Louis Frank James Marshall ( United States )
8 1921 Atlantic City Dawid Janowski ( France )
9 1923 Lake Hopatcong Frank James Marshall ( United States ) Abraham Kupchik ( United States )
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 .
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.