American Chess Magazine

Gift subscriptions

A year of chess, with your name on the card.

Give a chess friend a year of American Chess Magazine: 6 print issues delivered to their door, with a card from you.

Gift American Chess Magazine · $124.95

For U.S. addresses. Sending abroad? Tick “This is a gift” at checkout — we ship it to them, without the card.

How it works

  1. 1. Pick the magazine, tell us who it's for

    Their name and address, and a message for the card. Two minutes.

  2. 2. A real card goes in the mail

    Your message on a printed card, mailed to them — right away or on the day you choose (up to 30 days ahead). It usually lands before the first issue. Add an e-card too, or print a copy to hand over.

  3. 3. Then the first issue

    With a free copy of ACM No. 1 (1897 reprint), a $19.99 value (U.S. addresses). Then an issue every two months, straight to their mailbox.

American Chess Magazine

6 issues a year, 7× CJA Best Overall Chess Magazine. Starts with #52.

$124.95/year · U.S. addresses

Gift the magazine

In the box with the first issue: American Chess Magazine No. 1 (1897) ($19.99 value, free)

The very first American Chess Magazine, re-set for today's readers — a free copy with every gifted ACM subscription to a U.S. address, while they last.

Every gift comes with a real card in the mail, on us — and a printable copy to hand over on the day.

Questions

When does the first issue arrive?
First issue ships the next business day (U.S.). International orders ship weekly and arrive in 7–14 days. The mailed card (and the e-card, if you add one) bridges the gap — the gift is “given” the moment you choose.
Can I give it for a birthday that's weeks away?
Yes — pick the date at checkout and the card is mailed that day (the e-card goes out that morning). Or hand it over yourself: every gift comes with a card you can print right after paying.
Who gets the receipt and the renewal?
You do. The magazine, the card and the e-card go to them; everything about payment stays with you, and you can cancel any time in the subscriber portal.
Is there a digital option?
ACM is a print magazine, and a gift that lands in the mailbox is the point. Back issues and books are at the shop if you'd like to add one.

Something special in mind — a club, a whole team, a gift with back issues? Write to office@acmchess.com.