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Howard Staunton
Howard Staunton (April 1810 – 22 June 1874) was an English chess master who is generally regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant. He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of standardised shape – the Staunton pattern promulgated by Nathaniel Cooke – that is still the style required for competitions. He was the principal organiser of the first international chess tournament in 1851, which made England the world's leading chess centre and caused Adolf Anderssen to be recognised as the world's strongest player. From 1840 onwards he became a leading chess commentator, and won matches against top players of the 1840s. In 1847 he entered a parallel career as a Shakespearean scholar. Ill health and his two writing careers led him to give up competitive chess after 1851. In 1858 attempts were made to organise a match between Staunton and Paul Morph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Staunton may refer to: Places ;Canada * Staunton, Ontario ;Hong Kong * Staunton Street on Hong Kong Island ;United Kingdom * Staunton (near Coleford), a village in the west part of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire * Staunton (near Gloucester), a village in Gloucestershire, near the border with Worcestershire * Staunton, Nottinghamshire * Staunton on Arrow, Herefordshire * Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire ;United States * Staunton, Illinois * Staunton Township, Illinois * Staunton, Indiana * Staunton, Ohio * Staunton Township, Ohio * Staunton, Virginia * Staunton Natural Area, a protected area of Staunton State Park, Colorado * Staunton State Park, Colorado *Staunton River, a portion of the Roanoke River in central Virginia Other uses *Staunton (surname), including a list of people with the name *Staunton chess set, a set of chessmen See also * Stanton (other) *Saunton, a village in Devon, England *Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |