✅ About Howard Staunton
🔹 Howard Staunton
🔹 English chess master
🔰 Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as having been 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 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 Morphy, but they failed. It is often alleged that Staunton deliberately misled Morphy while trying to avoid the match, but it is also possible Staunton overestimated his chances of getting physically fit and of making time available for a match.
🔰 Modern commentators consider Staunton's understanding of positional play to have been far ahead of his contemporaries'. Although not an all-out attacking player, he attacked when his preparations were complete. His chess articles and books were widely read and encouraged the development of chess in the United Kingdom, and his Chess-Player's Handbook (1847) was a reference for decades. The chess openings the English Opening and Staunton Gambit were named for his advocacy of them. Staunton has been a controversial figure since his own time, and his chess writings could be spiteful. On the other hand, he maintained good working relationships with several strong players and influential chess enthusiasts, and demonstrated excellent management skills.
🔘 Born: April 1, 1810, London, United Kingdom
🔘 Died: June 22, 1874, London, United Kingdom
♦️ A memorable short game with opening trap by Howard Staunton👇
🔸 Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz
🔸 London m3 (1846), rd 3
🔸 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔹 Howard Staunton
🔹 English chess master
🔰 Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as having been 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 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 Morphy, but they failed. It is often alleged that Staunton deliberately misled Morphy while trying to avoid the match, but it is also possible Staunton overestimated his chances of getting physically fit and of making time available for a match.
🔰 Modern commentators consider Staunton's understanding of positional play to have been far ahead of his contemporaries'. Although not an all-out attacking player, he attacked when his preparations were complete. His chess articles and books were widely read and encouraged the development of chess in the United Kingdom, and his Chess-Player's Handbook (1847) was a reference for decades. The chess openings the English Opening and Staunton Gambit were named for his advocacy of them. Staunton has been a controversial figure since his own time, and his chess writings could be spiteful. On the other hand, he maintained good working relationships with several strong players and influential chess enthusiasts, and demonstrated excellent management skills.
🔘 Born: April 1, 1810, London, United Kingdom
🔘 Died: June 22, 1874, London, United Kingdom
♦️ A memorable short game with opening trap by Howard Staunton👇
🔸 Howard Staunton vs Bernhard Horwitz
🔸 London m3 (1846), rd 3
🔸 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@unitychess
17...Nxd5! A well-calculated combination by Huzman.
18.Qh5 [18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Nxd5 Bc5 20.Nf4 Bxd4 21.Bd2 Nc6 22.Nxd3 cxd3 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Rac1 Rfe8-/+]
18...Nf6! After carrying out his task, The knight retreats to protect his king.
19.Qh3 Bxh2+! 20.Qxh2 Qxd4 21.Be3 Qd8?! [21...Qg4 △Qf5 22.Qc7 Qf5! 23.Bb6 Rfc8 24.Qg3 Nc6 25.Re1 Re8–+]
22.Bc5 b5 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 24.Qc7 Qb4 25.a3 Qxb2 26.Qxa5 bxa4 27.Nxa4 Qd4µ 28.Nc5 Rc8 29.Nxd3 cxd3 30.Qf5 Rd8 31.Rab1 a5 32.Rb3 d2 33.Qxa5 Ng4 34.Qf5 Re8 35.Rbb1 h5 36.g3 Qc3 37.Kg2 g6 38.Qf3 Qc2 39.a4 Kg7 40.Qb3 Qe4+ 41.Qf3 Nxf2 42.Kxf2 Qd4+ 43.Kg2 Re3 44.Qf2 Qe4+ 45.Kg1 Re2 46.Ra1 Rxf2 47.Kxf2 Qd4+ 48.Ke2 Qe5+ 49.Kf2 Qa5 50.Kg2 g5 51.Kh2 Qe5 52.a5 Qe2+ 53.Kh1 h4 54.g4 f5 55.a6 fxg4 0–1
18.Qh5 [18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Nxd5 Bc5 20.Nf4 Bxd4 21.Bd2 Nc6 22.Nxd3 cxd3 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Rac1 Rfe8-/+]
18...Nf6! After carrying out his task, The knight retreats to protect his king.
19.Qh3 Bxh2+! 20.Qxh2 Qxd4 21.Be3 Qd8?! [21...Qg4 △Qf5 22.Qc7 Qf5! 23.Bb6 Rfc8 24.Qg3 Nc6 25.Re1 Re8–+]
22.Bc5 b5 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 24.Qc7 Qb4 25.a3 Qxb2 26.Qxa5 bxa4 27.Nxa4 Qd4µ 28.Nc5 Rc8 29.Nxd3 cxd3 30.Qf5 Rd8 31.Rab1 a5 32.Rb3 d2 33.Qxa5 Ng4 34.Qf5 Re8 35.Rbb1 h5 36.g3 Qc3 37.Kg2 g6 38.Qf3 Qc2 39.a4 Kg7 40.Qb3 Qe4+ 41.Qf3 Nxf2 42.Kxf2 Qd4+ 43.Kg2 Re3 44.Qf2 Qe4+ 45.Kg1 Re2 46.Ra1 Rxf2 47.Kxf2 Qd4+ 48.Ke2 Qe5+ 49.Kf2 Qa5 50.Kg2 g5 51.Kh2 Qe5 52.a5 Qe2+ 53.Kh1 h4 54.g4 f5 55.a6 fxg4 0–1