Excerpt from The Chess Player's Chronicle, Vol. 3
White, having to move, engages to give mate, with his King's Knight's Pawn, in seventeen moves, without taking any of Black's Pam or Queuing any of his own.
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Excerpt from Chess, Theory and Practice: Containing the Laws and History of the Game, Together With an Analysis of the Openings, and a Treatise on End Games
IN preparing the manuscript of this little work for the press, I have been guided by one leading consideration.
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Excerpt from Chess Praxis: A Supplement to the Chess Player's Handbook, Containing All the Most Important Modern Improvements in the Openings, Illustrated by Actual Games, A Revised Code on Chess Laws, And a Collection of Mr. Morphy's Matches, &C., , In England and France
Mon]: than twelve years have elapsed since the publication of my Chess Player's Handbook. In the interval, through the medium of periodicals and Associations, a. Knowledge o...
The name "Staunton" has become so closely associated with chess that the words have become virtually synonymous. All modern tournament chess games are required to be played with Staunton chess pieces. The First International Chess Tournament, London 1851, was organized by Staunton. The leading distributor of chess books and equipment in the USA has taken the name "House of Staunton". Howard Staunton was the leading popularizer of the game of c...
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Das Schachturnier zu London im Jahre 1851 war der Beginn einer neuen Ära des Schachspiels. Erstmals trat die internationale Schachelite in einem Turnier gegeneinander an. Die parallele Durchführung zur ersten Weltausstellung in London ermöglichte das Aufeinandertreffen der stärksten Schachspieler der Zeit. In der Folge etablierte sich eine vielfältige Turnierkultur in der Schachwelt. Heutzutage trifft sich die Weltspitze mehrmals im Jahr an we...
Das Schachturnier zu London im Jahre 1851 war der Beginn einer neuen Ära des Schachspiels. Erstmals trat die internationale Schachelite in einem Turnier gegeneinander an. Die parallele Durchführung zur ersten Weltausstellung in London ermöglichte das Aufeinandertreffen der stärksten Schachspieler der Zeit. In der Folge etablierte sich eine vielfältige Turnierkultur in der Schachwelt. Heutzutage trifft sich die Weltspitze mehrmals im Jahr an we...
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Howard Staunton, the organiser of London 1851 and writer of the book, was the epitome of mid-Victorian versatility and self confidence. By defeating the leading French and German masters such as St Amant, Horwitz and Harrwitz in gruelling set matches, Staunton had established himself as the champion. Now, by organising the first ever International Chess Tournament, Staunton hoped to display chess in its true colours, amongst the imperial splen...
