L'Italia Scacchistica, Italy

Founded in 1911.
Published in Italian, in Italy.
8 issues per year.
Magazine director: Adolivio Capece (adolcape@tin.it)
Contacts: 20122 Milano - Via Lamarmora, 40
Tel.: (39)2-5517615
Fax: (39)2-55019079
Web:  www.italiascacchistica.com
Email: info@chess.it
Subscription at www.italiascacchistica.com/abbonam.htm

 Šahovski Glasnik, Croatia

Founded in 1925 by Croatian Chess Federation.
Published in Croatian, in Zagreb, Croatia.
12 issues per year.
Editor-in-Chief: Goran Dizdar
Contacts: Trg Kresimira Čosića 11, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel.: (385)1-3012352
Fax: (385)1-3012352
Web: www.crochess.com/glasnik/glasnik.htm
Email: HSS@zg.t-com.hr

 Schach, Germany

Founded in 1947 by the name of "Schach-Express" by "Sportverlag Berlin".
Since 1999 published by "Exzelsior Verlag", named "Schach".
Published in German, in Berlin, Germany.
Till 1961 - 24 issues per year, since 1962 - 12 issues per year.
Editor-in-Chief: Raj Tischbierek
Contacts: Exzelsior Verlag, Leuschnerdamm 31, 10999 Berlin, Deutschland
Tel.: (49)30-61076285
Fax: (49)30-61076287
Web: www.zeitschriftschach.de
Email: Redaktion@zeitschriftschach.de; info@exzelsior.de
Shipping: angela.menzel@exzelsior.de Tel: (49)30-61076286

 Jaque, Spain

Founded in 1970.
Published in Spanish, in Valencia, Spain.
12 issues per year.
Publisher: USCF.
Contacts: C/ San Juan Bosco, 1 bajo izquierda, 46200, Paiporta, Valencia
Tel.: (96) 1-292970
Fax: (96) 1-292971
Web: www.jaque.tv
Email: jaque@jaque.tv; suscripciones@jaque.tv
Online subscription at http://www.jaque.tv/jaque/suscripcion.php

 Chess Life, USA

Founded in 1946 by United States Chess Federation.
The first editor was Montgomery Major (from 1946 to 1957).
The current editor is Daniel Lucas (since 2006).
Published in English, in Crosville, USA.
24 issues per year.
Publisher: USCF.
Contacts: PO Box 3967, Crosville, TN 38557
Tel.: (1)931-7871234
Fax: (1)931-7871200
Web: www.uschess.org
Email: letters@uschess.org
Online subscription at http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_registration/task,register/

 Chess in Armenia (Shakhmatayin Hayastan), Armenia

Founded in 1972 by Gaguik Oganessian.
Published in Armenian, in Yerevan, Armenia.
From 1972 to 1997 monthly magazine, since 1997 weekly magazine.
52 issues per year.
Editor-in-Chief: Gaguik Oganessian (armchess@arminco.com)
Contacts: 50, Khandjian Str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia.
Tel.: (374)10-554923
Fax: (374)10-570758
Web: www.armchess.am
Email: armchess@arminco.com
Subscription at armchess@arminco.com

 New in Chess, the Netherlands

Founded in 1968 named “Schaakbulletin” (in Dutch) by Willem Andriessen.
From 1984 `Schaakbulletin´ had an English language sister publication called "New in Chess".
Published in Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
8 issues per year.
Publisher: Allard Hoogland.
Editors-in-Chief: Jan Timman, Dirk Jan Ten Geuzendam (editors@newinchess.com)
Contacts: Interchess B.V., PO Box 1093, 1810 KB Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
Tel.: (31)72-5127137
Fax: (31)72-5158234
Web: www.newinchess.com
Email: nic@newinchess.com
Sales department: sales@newinchess.com
Online subscription at www.newinchess.com/Shop/SubscriptionWizard.aspx

 Congratulations to “Europe Echecs”!

One of the world’s most famous chess periodicals “Europe Echecs” celebrates its 50th anniversary.

We warmly congratulate the celebrated French magazine on the jubilee and wish new achievements!

 Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of our website visitors. We wish you all the best, health, prosperity and good luck!

 CHIPS Committee Meeting

The meeting of the FIDE CHIPS Committee was held in the International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany, within the framework of the FIDE 79th Congress.

CHIPS Chairman Gaguik Oganessian made a report on activities of the committee in 2008 at the meeting.

It was mentioned at the meeting that the Committee had launched the CHIPS website. The website is intended for chess journalists and periodicals, and all chess lovers, in general.

The other important project that the Committee has undertaken is the organization of an international meeting of chess journalists. The journalists are anticipated not only to discuss their problems and proposals during the meeting, but also to organize a chess championship between the journalists. The meeting is more suitable to organize within the frames of some great chess event so that journalists join the coverage of that event with the participation in the meeting and in the championship for them.

The CHIPS Committee continues its works on the creation of a handbook of chess periodicals and chess journalists, and this very thorough work will take a new progress.

The meeting approved the initiative of the FIDE President to rename the CHIPS Committee to the FIDE Chess Media Committee.

 Chess Periodicals Section Active

Dear chess friends,

The chipsfide.com starts to present the world’s chess periodicals. You can find information on the periodical’s history, language, editors, contacts, etc.

We kindly ask our visitors, in particular the editors of magazines, to support us in keeping the Chess Periodicals section up-to-date with their information, additions, corrections sent to us at armchess@arminco.com

We would like to start with the two most popular chess magazines of the world, the Europe Echecs, France, and the British Chess Magazine, Great Britain.

Gaguik Oganessian
Chairman, FIDE CHIPS Committee

 Europe Echecs, France

Founded in 1959 by Raoul Bertolo
Published in French, in France.
11 issues per year
Editor and Publication Director GM Bashar Kouatly (redaction@europe-echecs.com)
Contacts: Europe Echecs, 4B2, rue Roussillon, 25000 Besançon, France
Tel.: (33)3 81 51 01 26
Fax: (33)3 81 51 71 64
Web: www.europe-echecs.com
Email: redaction@europe-echecs.com
Online subscription at http://www.europe-echecs.com/compte/abonnement.php#ee

 British Chess Magazine, Great Britain

Founded in 1881
Published in English, in Great Britain
12 issues per year
Magazine Editor and Webmaster John Saunders (editor@bcmchess.co.uk)
Contacts: BCM Chess Shop / Bridge Shop, 44 Baker Street, London W1U 7RT, UK
Tel.: (44)20 7486 8222
Fax: (44)20 7486 3355
Web: www.bcmchess.co.uk
Email: BCMchess@compuserve.com
Online subscription at http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/bcmmag.html#subscribe

 FIDE CHIPS Committee Website Launched!

Dear chess friends,

Welcome to the website of FIDE CHIPS (Chess Information, Publication and Statistics) Committee, which is also often referred to as Chess Media Committee.

Our website is firstly intended for chess journalists and periodicals; however we are hopeful that it will interest all chess lovers, too.

Our plans vary. For example, we intend to present to your attention materials on chess magazines and famous chess journalists and editors. Here you will also find information on the activities and accreditations terms of press centers at different chess events. Of course, we believe that gradually our site will become more attractive and informative, hoping that chess journalists, editors and other visitors will promote to further development of our website with their opinions and proposals.

For the start, we will update our website once a week. Naturally, urgent cases will be responded to on-the-fly.

And let’s always keep in mind that without propaganda, coverage by journalists and in periodicals chess would not have its due place and spread which we all desire.

Gens Una Sumus!

Gaguik Oganessian
Chairman, FIDE CHIPS Committee

 CHIPS Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the CHIPS committee will be held on November 17, 2008, at 11:00-13:00, in the International Congress Center Dresden (ICD), Ostra-Ufer 2, D-01067 Dresden, Germany, within the framework of the FIDE 79th Congress.

 CHIPS Committee Staff

Here is the composition of CHIPS Committee personnel.

 Press Officers of National Federations

You can find the list of press officers of the FIDE national federations here.

Those federation who will not find details on their press officers in the list, please send the information to the CHIPS Committee.