Chess Life and Review: Official Publication of the United States Chess Federation Volume XXXII (32) and Year Book

Author: Burt Hochberg (1933-2006) editor Date: 1977-1978Publisher: United States Chess Federation Place: Newburgh, NY and New Windsor Description: 42+R41+680 pages with diagrams, illustrations, photographs and index. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 32 with the Year Book for 1978. (Betts: 7-103) First edition.  The United States Chess Federation was incorporated on December 27, 1939. In the early years, it had no office and no publication. In 1945 and 1946, USCF Annual books were published. In 1946, publication of Chess Life started as a bi-weekly newspaper, usually eight or twelve pages long. In 1961, Frank Brady converted Chess Life to a slick-covered magazine. In 1969, Chess Life merged with Chess Review, the other leading U.S. chess magazine. The magazine was published under the title Chess Life & Review starting with the November 1969 issue until 1980 when it returned to the name Chess Life. Editors of Chess