Staunton. The Chess Player's Chronicle 1844. Vol. 5.

Published monthly, Jan-Dec. Some diagrams. Descriptive notation. Many people, including Jeremy Gaige, have been misled by the title page for volume 5 saying 1845 although the contents pertain to 1844. 400 pages. Index on pp. 398-400. Year in Roman letters on colored title page shows 1845 which is the publication year for the bound volume. L/N 6123. van der Linde II, 120. Betts 7 - 1.

The magazine was published in the period from 1841 to 1902, initially monthly, from the 5th series vol 5, 1881 weekly. It contains reports on endgames, games, tournaments, openings, problems and short articles on various topics in chess. The magazine was set up to be of interest to all classes of chess players.

Condition: Modern privately bound. Paper yellowed.