Staunton, Howard
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1838 |
9 |
2502 | (85) | 3 |
| 1839 |
9 |
2531 | (79) | 2 |
| 1840 |
5 |
2565 | (70) | 0 |
| 1841 |
3 |
2599 | (57) | 48 |
| 1842 |
1 |
2624 | (53) | 5 |
| 1843 |
1 |
2640 | (43) | 88 |
| 1844 |
1 |
2671 | (48) | 11 |
| 1845 |
1 |
2681 | (47) | 14 |
| 1846 |
1 |
2668 | (43) | 54 |
| 1847 |
2 |
2632 | (50) | 8 |
| 1848 |
2 |
2613 | (51) | 7 |
| 1849 |
3 |
2627 | (50) | 10 |
| 1850 |
5 |
2609 | (49) | 2 |
| 1851 |
5 |
2608 | (40) | 44 |
| 1852 |
2 |
2648 | (43) | 19 |
| 1853 |
2 |
2647 | (41) | 50 |
| 1854 |
3 |
2630 | (52) | 2 |
| 1855 |
2 |
2627 | (55) | 5 |
| 1856 |
2 |
2641 | (60) | 12 |
| 1857 |
7 |
2606 | (70) | 0 |
| 1858 |
9 |
2572 | (77) | 4 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Staunton, Howard |
| Born: 1810 |
| Died: 22 June 1874 |
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| Notes: |
| Townsend provides circumstantial evidence that Howard Staunton was earlier known by other names, especially 'Charles Staunton'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 25, 249 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 288, 305 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 95 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 404 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 307 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 35, 319, 338, 355 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 30, 580 |
| Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 332 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 325 |
| Murray, History of Chess, page 885 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 48, 163 |
| Townsend, Historical Notes on Players, page 109 |
| Townsend, Notes on Staunton |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 22 Dec. 1839, page 2 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 6, July 1874, page 132 |
| [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 7, Aug. 1874, page 165 |
| [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 1875, page 12 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page 117 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, no. 6, Dec. 1874, page 161 |
| [Fld], 4 July 1874 |
| [HCM], vol. 2, no. 11, Aug. 1874, page 232 |
| [HCM], vol. 2, no. 12, Sep. 1874, page 253 |
| [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1819, 4 July 1874, page 17 |
| [MaSZ], vol. 1, no. 12, July 1850, page 186 |
| [Pal], vol. 3, no. 5, 15 May 1843, page 206 |
| [SZ], vol. 6, no. 2, Feb. 1851, page 45 |
| [SZ], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1851, page 233 |
| [WP], vol. 7, no. 3, 1 July 1874, page 39 |
| [WP], vol. 7, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1874, page 61 |
| Web |
| Alberti, Marco A. [Howard Staunton] |
| Hilbert, John S. [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph'] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Howard Staunton] |
| Murray, H.J.R. [Howard Staunton by H.J.R. Murray] |
| Potter, William Norwood. [The Late Howard Staunton] |
| Sarah. [Howard Staunton] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Collected results, 1836-1863] |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Early World Rankings], page 7 |
| Spinrad, Jeremy P. [Obituaries], page 1 |
| Tomlinson, Charles. [Simpson's Divan] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4776. Staunton's origins] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Alexandre, A. - Staunton, H. 1838 |
(s) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Staunton, H. - Loveday, H.A. 1839 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Staunton, H. - Popert, W.M. 1841 |
(f) |
13 | - | 12 |
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| Stanley, C.H. - Staunton, H. 1841 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 5.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Brown, Jos. - Staunton, H. 1841 |
(f) |
4 | - | 6 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1842 |
(s) |
4 | - | 1 |
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| Staunton, H. - Taverner 1843 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (1) |
(f) |
14 | - | 4 |
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| Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (2) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 3.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (3) |
(f) |
2 | - | 4 |
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| de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Staunton, H. 1843 (1) |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Greville, B.J. 1843 (1) |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Greville, B.J. 1843 (2) |
(f) |
0 | - | 3 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1843 (1) |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1843 (2) |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Staunton, H. 1843 (2) |
(f) |
8 | - | 13 |
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| Staunton, H. - Buckle, H.T. 1843 |
(f) |
1 | - | 6 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Staunton, H. - Kennedy, H.A. 1844 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1844 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Williams, E. (1) 1845 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Spreckley, G.S. 1845 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1845 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Horwitz, B. 1846 |
(f) |
15.5 | - | 8.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Hannah, J.W. 1846 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 2.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight |
| Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (1) |
(f) |
7 | - | 0 |
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| Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (2) |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 6.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (3) |
(f) |
4 | - | 3 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Kenny, C. 1847 |
(f) |
2 | - | 6 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a rook |
| Lowe, E. - Staunton, H. 1848 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Medley, G.W. 1849 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Hodges, W. 1850 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight |
| Staunton, H. - von Jaenisch, C.F.A. 1851 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Williams, E. (1) 1851 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Wayte, W. 1851 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight |
| Staunton, H. - Cronhelm, E. 1852 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (1) |
(c) |
8.5 | - | 6.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (2) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Staunton, H. - Wayte, W. 1852 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - de Rives 1853 (1) |
(c) |
6 | - | 2 |
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| Staunton, H. - de Rives 1853 (2) |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 5.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| von der Lasa, T. - Staunton, H. 1853 |
(c) |
6.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1853 |
(s) |
13.5 | - | 6.5 |
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| Staunton, H. - Skipworth, A.B. 1854 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight |
| Staunton, H. - Brien, R.B. 1855 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 3.5 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Staunton, H. - Worrall, T.H. 1856 |
(f) |
8 | - | 4 |
Staunton, H. gave odds of a rook |
Tournament data
| London, England 1851 (1) |
The International Chess Tournament |
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Staunton, H. - Brodie, A. |
2 - 0 |
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Staunton, H. - Horwitz, B. |
4.5 - 2.5 |
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Staunton, H. - Anderssen, K.E.A. |
1 - 4 |
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Staunton, H. - Williams, E. (1) |
3.5 - 4.5 |
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| Birmingham and London, England 1858 |
2nd British Chess Association Congress |
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Staunton, H. - Hughes, H. |
2 - 0 |
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Staunton, H. - Lowenthal, J.J. |
0 - 2 |
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| Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023 |
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