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 1857 and the last in 1923.
| # | 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) |
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