PALMÈDE, La

A French magazine founded in 1836 by La Bourdonnais. It was the first magazine with chess as a regular feature. The magazine stopped in 1839 when La Bourdonnais was forced to retire due to ill health but was revived two years later by Saint-Amant and J. Mery until 1847.

The Palamedes was an ancient Greek Prince to whom is attributed numerous inventions including the game Petteia, thought by some to be a precursor of chess. In 1864 another periodical named Le Palamède Françaisedited by P. Journod lasted for few months.