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Staunton Howard 1810-1874

 

 

Howard Staunton, actor and Shakesperean scholar, was the best chess player in the world in 1843.   England can claim the credit for introducing the classic design of the traditional chess MPs/mps.   Howard Staunton’s fame rests secure because it was he who gave his name to the standard ‘Staunton’ design of the traditional chessmen.   The curious thing is that it was not Staunton himself who designed the Staunton chessmen.   It is generally assumed that Nathaniel Cook, who registered a sketch of the chess MPs/mps at the British Patent Office in 1849, was the original designer.   Staunton authorized use of his own personal name on the boxes as a trademark in 1852, and the MPs/mps have been thus known ever since.  Clean, clear, well distinguished without being ornate, quite rewarding to the touch and responsive to the move.   They are individually well proportioned, and formally inter-related by means of classical balusters, crowning balls and grooves that, in elevation are either at the same height or at equally measured intervals.   The graduated height of the MPs/mps, although singularly unexpressive of relative power, contributes to the architectonic composition of the whole.   And beyond that, the natural symbolism is well expressed - the KT and the RO are obvious - the more abstract shape of a BSs headdress suggestive of a mitre - the crowns of the KI and QU1 imperiously clear.   Chess players the world over now take them for granted (part of the furniture of the game).   The Chesmayne MPs/mps are triangular shaped.   The Staunton Society have staged exhibitions of his life and works at Kensal Green cemetery, northwest London, where he is buried and plans are afoot to erect a headstone to mark his final resting place.   The original Jaques Staunton Presentation Set design was first produced in 1841 and can be purchased for 950 pounds (supplied with a 4-inch KI and a solid mahogany lockable box).   A Club Set is available for 750 pounds (3.5-inch KI).   The Donay Set is made from ebony and boxwood and is claimed to be the finest Staunton Chess Set ever produced.   It is supplied in a lockable box made from solid lysaloma hard wood (995 pounds).   Other less expensive but quite acceptable sets are available (150 to 200 pounds) which are made from Mascassar Ebony, American Walnut or Indian Rosewood and supplied with Ash boards and a lockable box.   8 x 8 chessboards with 43mm to 60mm cells are also produced in beech, mahogany, sapele, sycamore, rosewood, wenge, ash, walnut and laminated (15 to 80 pounds).   Separate boxes to hold the MPs/mps with crushed velvet lining (green, crimson and purple) are available for about ten pounds.  Wooden Staunton pattern chess sets can be purchased from 20 to 120 pounds (32 pieces - no spares).   The sets listed above are individually hand crafted and felted.   Some sets are weighted, double-weighted or triple weighted.  Ebony is an extremely hard wood (completely black).   Striped ebony has some rich brown grain showing through black.   Rosewood is a reddish brown with a pronounced grain.   Sheesham has a similar grain to rosewood but less pronounced with no red.   Boxwood is either stained black or brown.   Plastic chess sets and boards are available for under ten pounds.   Large vinyl and metal demonstration boards with magnetic MPs/mps can be bought for between 70 and 100 pounds.  Chess clocks from various manufacturers are also available (analogue and digital - 33 to 60 pounds).   Different chess sets (full size and mini, hand decorated or hand painted) that may be used to play the western game-tree but not of the Staunton pattern are as follows: Lord of the Rings, Isle of Lewis, Alice in Wonderland, American Civil War, Battle of Culloden, Crusades, Robin Hood, Battle of Hastings, Waterloo, Camelot, Columbus, English Civil War, Egyptian, Gods of Mythology, Golf, Masked, Ramese, Reynard the Fox, Roman, Sherlock Holmes, Spartacus, Swan Lake, Teddy Bears, Tudor KIs and QUs, Warlords, Westminister Abbey, Richard the Lionheart, Samurai, American Football, American War of Independence, Baseball, Florentine etc.   These vary in price between 64 and 140 pounds.   A giant Staunton type chess set ( KI height is 600mm) is available for 350 pounds with a matching board for 150.   Dedicated chess computer boards using the Staunton pattern are produced by Saitek/Mephisto and Novag etc.   These cost between 19 and 1200+ pounds.   Some of these computers have sensory boards (detect the location of the MPs/mps) and may also be attached to a PC using a serial interface.  The top-end models play at GM strength!   Software on CD rom using the Staunton pattern (Fritz, Genius, Hiracs, Rebel, Mchess Pro, ChessBase, Chessmaster etc) sell for between 40 and 450+ pounds.   CD tutorials, mentors, databases, opening lexicons and fonts for chess publishing are also sold. 

Books, magazines etc, on traditional chess are published by Batsford, Chess Press, Gambit Publications, Chess Digest, Chess Informant, New In Chess, ICE, Hays, Summit, Dover, Power Play R&D, Thinkers Press, Chess Enterprises, Crowood, McFarland, McKay, Trends, Leach, Caissa Editions, Chess Mail, Informator, Die Schachwoche, New In Chess Yearbook etc. 

          The chess MPs/mps began to be standardized in the mid-19^th century.   Slight variations on the Staunton pattern have sprung up in many countries.  Many of these plastic MPs/mps manufactured in Hong Kong are used widely in English speaking countries.   Yugoslavia designed a special variant for the Dubrovnik 1950 Olympiad.   Olga Kazic, designed the MPs/mps for the Skopje 1972 Olympiad.   The height of the KI in the Staunton set is usually about 9.5 cm (3.75”).  Such sets require boards with about 5.5 cm (2.25”) cells.   The style of the traditional occidental chess MPs/mps now in use throughout the world bear his name.  He organized the first international tournament, in England in 1851 and his book ‘Chess Player’s Handbook’ was published in 1847 and had 21 reprints between 1847 and 1935. 

          Boards are made from numerous materials.   In early days in India, cloth boards were used.   Nowadays wooden, rigid and roll-up plastic, and even paper boards are common.   Folding boards are a convenient type.   There are many other types of sets, eg, large ones for public parks and pocket portable ones.   Demonstration boards (demoboards) are used for exhibiting the games of important competitions or lectures to large audiences.   Special sets for use on overhead projectors and videorecorder by which positions are transmitted onto television screens.   Special sets are available for blind players.   Timing devices for 5, 10 and 15 seconds per move are also sold.   Traditional chess (:L01 of Chesmayne) also has its own special stationery.   Scoresheets often include a diagram which can be used to record the position at adjournment.   A form which incorporates details for submission to an adjudicator is also available and adjournment envelopes in which a sealed move (:sm) is placed are also used.   Correspondence (postal) chess also has a special scoresheet on which the dates of receipt and dispatch of moves are recorded. 

          The ‘Staunton’ pattern is a pulchritudinous example which has been in use for over 150 years and enhance many a home with their beauty and mystique.   Born of medieval legend, this is a chess set of supreme quality, capturing romance and drama, myth and magic on the battlefield of the fateful game of KIs.  The boundless scope of abstraction in representing mythological and historical themes has been used by artists, writers and film-makers to suggest an intellectual atmosphere or to express a particular mood such as contemplation, reflection or, the joie de vivre.   ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’ (Churchill 1940).   It is the only chess set approved by FIDE.   The chess set that was used before the Staunton pattern was called the Saint George design. 

Modern Staunton Set - Millenium Edition

 The Staunton Chessmen by Bill Wall

The Staunton chessmen are the standard pattern for chess pieces used in all world chess federation and United States Chess Federation events. 

On March 1, 1849 the pattern was first registered by Nathaniel Cook.   Prior to that, the pieces most commonly used were called the St. George design, followed by the Calvert, Edinburgh, Lund and Merrifield designs.  Cook registered his wooden chess pattern under the Ornamental Designs Act of 1842. 

The design of the knight came from the Greek horse of the Eglin Marbles in the British Museum (brought to the museum in 1806). 

In September 1849 the manufacturing rights were bought by John Jacques of London, workers of ivory and fine woods.   Jacques was the brother-in-law of Nathaniel Cook.   The sets were made in wood and ivory.   The unweighted king was 3.5 inches in size.   The weighted king was 4.4 inches in size.   Jacques removed much of the decorative features that topped earlier chess patterns, and was able to manufacture the new design at less cost.   The king was represented by a crown and the queen was represented by a coronet.  

On September 8, 1849 the first wooden chess sets from Jacques were available.  The first sets actually had a different pattern to the King’s Rook and King’s Knight that distinguished it from the Queen’s Rook and the Queen’s Knight. 

       Left: Traditional Staunton design

On the same day that the Jacques chess sets were available, Howard Staunton recommended and endorsed the sets in the Illustrated London News.   Nathaniel Cook was Staunton’s editor at the Illustrated London News.  The ad that appeared in the newspaper called it Mr. STAUNTON’s pattern. 

Later, Staunton began endorsing the set and had his signature on the box of Staunton chess pieces.   One of Staunton’s chess books was given free with every box of Staunton chess set. 

In 1935 the Jacques company no longer made ivory Staunton sets. 

During World War II Jacques was asked by the British government to mass produce chess sets for the troops.   The factory was later bombed by the Germans and destroyed. 

At the start of the 1978 World Championship match in Baguio, Philippines there wasn’t a Staunton chess set in the city.   Someone had to drive to Manila to find a Staunton chess set, which arrived just 15 minutes before the start of the scheduled match. 

 

Staunton chess pieces, orthodox or not Pièces d’Echecs Staunton, orthodoxes et féeriques

This is a nice family, isn’t it ? Here below are displayed 20 different chessmen, all in compatible Staunton style. Larger photographs are displayed by clicking on every images. 20 piece types is just what is needed for Gigachess, and of course, for the other variants of my invention, Shako, Tamerlane 2000 and Perfect 12. Then, I took the liberty to attribute a name for each piece which is completely arbitrary : if you owned these you could decide otherwise and attribute the name of your choice to each of them. The fidel F.I.D.E. Available in any good shop !   King Queen Bishop   Knight   Rook Pawn   The Chinese Staunton These pieces were designed by the regretted Charles Wohrer who has been the ardent promoter of Xianqi in France in the 70s and 80s. His designs were patented and then commercialized "L'Impensé Radical" in Paris. The pieces were manufactured by Chavet Chess, Jura, France. The full set (32 regular chessmen + 4 Elephants + 4 Cannons) was distributed in France by "Relais des Jeux Descartes". According to their paper catalog, this item is still in sale in France! To get a contact, try their web site.   Elephant Cannon   White Staunton Xiangqi set    The so-called Karpov set I do not remember who designed this set, but his decided to name it Karpov, in homage to the great Russian world champion. The set has been fabricated by Chavet Chess, Jura, France. I bought it from a nice shop, "L'Art et Jeux", 1 rue Fonvielle, 31000 Toulouse, France (Tel 33-(0)5-61-23-36-28) held by the sympathetic Michel Kostromine. Contact him, he might still have some set to sell. Or go there, there are available here !   Lion Buffalo Ship Camel Machine Corporal Full set   Super Chess Set One This set has been designed and fabricated by Hans van Haeringen who is promoting his system, named "Superchess". In this system, they are up to 50 different chessmen, then, a second, and maybe more, set is anticipated. Contact the author to buy these wonderful first set. Also available from this author, a very nice Dutch book about "Superchess" and an English booklet summarizing the rules. Check his web site.   Amazon Cardinal Marshall Gryphon Crossbow Prince Full set

Howard Staunton (1810-1874)

Biography by Bill Wall

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    Howard Staunton was born in April, 1810 in Westmoreland, England.   He may have been the illegitimate son of the Frederick Howard, fifth Earl of Carlisle.   It appears that Howard Staunton was not his real name.   He started out as an actor in Shakespeare’s plays. 

    In 1836 Staunton came to London and was a subscriber to William Walker’s collection of chess games og Alexander McDonnell.   He learned chess at the Divan.

    In 1838 he joined the Old Westminster Chess Club and lost chess matches to Captain W.D. Evans and Alexandre. 

    In 1840 he defeated Popert in a match.   From May to December he wrote a chess column in the New Court Gazette.   He was elected Secretary of the Westminster chess club.

The Staunton Pawn has the same proportions as King Solomon’s Temple - in front of which stand the pillars of Boaz and Jachim.

    In 1841 he became the editor of the British Miscellany which became the Chess Player’s Chronicle, England’s first successful chess magazine.   He was the editor until 1854.   The Chronicle was issued regularly until 1852.   A new series lasted from 1853 to 1856. A third series lasted from 1859 to 1862.

    In 1842 he played several hundred games with Cochrane, who was on leave from India.

    In 1843 he lost a match to France’s leading player, Saint-Amant. Staunton won 2 games, drew one game, and lost 3 games.   The match was held in London in April-May.   In November, Staunton traveled to Paris and on November 14, 1843 he began another match with Saint-Amant.   The match was held at the Cafe de la Regence and lasted until December 20, 1843.   Staunton won the match with 11 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses. Staunton’s prize money was 100 pounds.   Staunton was successful with the opening 1.c4 against Saint-Amant, and the opening became known as the English opening.   This was also the first match that used seconds.   Staunton used Wilson, Evans, and Worrell as his seconds. 

    In October 1844 he travelled to Paris for a return match.   The day before the match he caught pneumonia and the match was cancelled.

    In February 1845 he became the chess columnist for the Illustrated London News. He was a columnist for 29 years, until he died in 1874.   On April 9, 1845 Staunton in Gosport played players in London by telegraph.

    In 1846 he defeated Horwitz and Harrwitz in matches.

    In July, 1847 he published the Chess-Player’s Handbook in London.   It was published in Bohn’s Scientific Library series.   Staunton introduced the Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4) against Horwitz.

    In 1849 he published the Chess-Player’s Companion and Chess Player's Text Book. That year he married, at age 39.  

   On September 8, 1849 Staunton endorsed the chess set design by Nathaniel Cook and manufactured by his brother-in-law, John Jacques.   He recommended the sets in the Illustrated London News and it became known as the Staunton pattern.   Later, each chess box that the chessmen came in was signed by Staunton and Jacques stamped upon each set.

    In 1851 he organized the world's first international chess tournament during the “Great Exhibition of Art and Industry” in London.   Staunton was knocked out in the 3^rd round by Anderssen, who won by the score of 4-1. Anderssen won this 16-player knockout event. 

    In 1852 he published ‘The Chess Tournament’, about the 1851 tournament.   He tried to arrange a chess match with Adolf Anderssen, but Anderssen retired from serious play at this time.

    In 1853 he travelled to Brussels to meet with Lasa, the German leading chess authority, to standardize the rules of chess.

    In 1850 Staunton sold his ‘Chess Players Chronicle’ to R.B. Brien.

    In 1856 he began work on an annotated edition of Shakespeare’s plays.   This was published in monthly instalments from November 1857 to May 1860.

    In 1858 Staunton was challenged to a match by Morphy, but Staunton was working on a tight schedule to publish his works on Shakespeare.   His publishers would accept no breach of contract.

    In 1860 he published Chess Praxis, which includes 168 pages devoted to Morphy’s games.   It also included a code of chess rules. 

    In 1865 he published Great Schools of England.   In March, 1865 he edited a monthly chess magazine called ‘The Chess World’.   He continued to publish this magazine until March, 1869.

    On June 22, 1874 Staunton was working on another chess book when he suffered a fatal heart attack and died in his library chair in London.   Staunton’s grave is located at Kensal Green, England.   The tombstone simply says Howard Staunton 1810-1874 and has a large knight on the headstone. 

History of Staunton Chess Pieces

by Sean Evans

The increased interest in the game, particularly in international play during the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries, brought about a renewed demand for a more universal model for chess pieces. The variety and styles of the conventional form begun in the 15^th century had expanded tremendously by the beginning of the 19^th century. Some of the more common conventional types popular during the period included the English Barleycorn, the St. George, the French Regence ( named after the Cafe de la Regence in Paris ) and the central European Selenus styles. Most pieces were tall, easily tipped and cumbersome during play. But their target sin was the uniformity of the pieces within a set. A player’s unfamiliarity with an opponent’s set could tragically alter the outcome of a game. By the early decades of the 19^th century, it was all too clear that there was a great need for a playing set with pieces that were easy to use and universally recognized by players of diverse backgrounds. The solution, first released in 1849 by the purveyors of fine games, John Jaques of London, sport and games manufacturers, of Hatton Garden, London, England, was to become known as the Staunton chess set after the Shakespearean scholar, author and the world champion, Howard Staunton ( 1810 - 1874 ).

Although Nathaniel Cook has long been credited with the design, it may have been conceived by his brother-in-law and owner of the firm, John Jaques.

The first theory is Mr. Cook had used prestigious architectural concepts, familiar to an expanding class of educated and prosperous gentry. London architects strongly influenced by Greek and Roman culture were designing prestigious buildings in the neoclassical style. The appearance of the new chessmen was based on this style and the pieces were symbols of “respectable” Victorian society: a distinguished BSs miter, a QUs coronet and KIs crown, a KT carved as a stallion’s head from the ancient Greek Elgin Marbles and a castle streamlined into clean classical lines, projecting an aura of strength and security. The form of the PAs was based on the ‘Freemasons square and compasses’, however; another theory reflects the PAs form is derived from the balconies of London Victorian buildings. There were also practical innovations: for the first time a crown emblem was stamped onto a RO and KT of each side, to identify their positioning on to the KIs side of the board.

The second theory is Jaques, a master turner, had probably been experimenting with a design that would not only be accepted by players but could also be produced at a reasonable cost. In the end, he most likely borrowed and synthesized elements from sets already available to create a design of sheer brilliance. The key was the use of universally recognizable symbols atop conventional stems and bases. Moreover, the pieces were compact, well balanced and weighted to provide a playing set that was as useful as it was understandable.

Our belief is that it was a combination of both theories with the synergy of Mr. Cook the entrepreneur and Mr. Jaques the artisan.

Further to the design, the ebony and boxwood sets were weighted with lead to provide added stability and the underside of each piece was covered with felt. This afforded the players the illusion that the chessmen were floating across the board. Some ivory sets were made from African ivory. The KI sizes ranged from 3.5 inches to 4.5 inches and the sets typically came in a caron-pierre case, each one bearing a facsimile of Staunton's signature under the lid.

Jaques then approached his brother-in-law for advice. At the Patent Office, on March 1, 1849, Nathaniel Cook, 198, Strand, London, England, registered an Ornamental Design for a set of Chess-Men, under the Ornamental Designs Act of 1842. At that date, there was no provision for the registration of any design or articles of ivory, registration was limited to Class 2, articles made chiefly of wood.

Mr. Cook was the editor for the Illustrated London News where Howard Staunton published chess articles and convinced the champion to endorse the chess set. The advertisement possibly written by Mr. Staunton published as follows:

“A set of Chessmen, of a pattern combining elegance and solidity to a degree hitherto unknown, has recently appeared under the auspices of the celebrated player Mr. STAUNTON. A guiding principle has been to give by their form a signification to the various pieces - thus the KI is represented by a crown, the QU by a coronet, &c. The pieces generally are fashioned with convenience to the hand; and it is to be remarked, that while there is so great an accession to elegance of form, it is not attained at the expense of practical utility. Mr. STAUNTON'S pattern adopts but elevates the conventional form; and the base of the Pieces being of a large diameter, they are more steady than ordinary sets”. Illustrated London News, September 8, 1849. 

Staunton not only endorsed the product for Jaques of London but promoted it to an extraordinary degree including the lambasting and derision of any other design of chessmen then proposed. This may have been the first time that a celebrated name was used to promote a commercial product. The Staunton as it became known, became available to the general public on September 29, 1849. The Staunton style, was soon the standard on which most tournament playing pieces have been made and used around the globe ever since. The low cost to produce the Staunton set allowed the masses to purchase sets and helped to popularize the game of chess.

The Staunton set obtained the stamp of approval of the World Chess Federation, when in 1924 it was selected as their choice of set, for use in all future international chess tournaments.

For over a century and a half, this style has been cherished by players around the world. The superiority of the design lay in its well-balanced, easily recognized pieces. Such was its success that it will be the style of choice for play to this day and for many years into the future.

Sources: House of Staunton, Jaques of London, Bill Wall.

Book: “Master Pieces”, by Gareth Williams   Book: “The Art of Chess”, by Colleen Schafroth

Staunton vs. St Amant, Paris 1843

Howard Staunton (1810-1874) became an established chess master in London and was editor of the Chess Player’s Chronicle, England’s first successful chess magazine.   In April 1843, Pierre Saint Amant, France’s leading player, paid a visit to London and defeated Staunton in a match with 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.

In November 1843, Staunton went to Paris to play Saint Amant in a return match.   This time Staunton won, with 11 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses. His prize money was 100 pounds.  

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (1) 1843
1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.e5 Nh6 [or 5...Bd7 or 5...Nge7] 6.Na3 [perhaps 6.d4 is better] Be7 7.Nc2 f5 [or 7...O-O] 8.d4 O-O 9.Be2 Bd7 10.O-O Rc8 11.Kh1 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nf7 13.Rg1 Kh8 14.g4?! [14.Bd2 or 14.b3] 14...fxg4 15.Rxg4 Nh6 16.Rg3 [slightly better may be 16.Rg2] 16...Be8 [or 16...Nf5] 17.Bd3?! [17.Ng5 may be best] 17...Bh5 18.Qg1 Bh4 [18...Nf5 19.Rh3 Bxf3+ is good] 19.Nxh4 Qxh4 20.Ne1 Nb4 21.Bd2? [21.Ng2 and 22.Bb1 should be played] 21...Nxd3 22.Rxd3 Bg6 23.Qg3 [better may be 23.Ng2] Qh5 24.Rb3 Qe2 [or 24...Be4+ 25.Kg1 Nf5] 25.Qe3?? [better resistance with 25.Nf3 Be4 26.Rg1 Nf5 27.Qg2] Qf1+ 26.Qg1 Be4+ [Black wins too much material now] 27.Rf3 Bxf3+ 28.Nxf3 Qxf3+ 29.Qg2 Qxg2+ 30.Kxg2 Rc2 31.Rd1 Rxf4 32.Kg3 Rxd4 33.Bxh6 Rxd1 0-1

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (2) 1843
1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5?! [more common is 2...Nf6] 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 e5 [or 5...Ne4] 6.e4 [better may be 6.dxe6 dxe6 7.e4] 6...a6 7.exf5 Bxf5 8.Nh4 [or 8.Bd3] Bc8 9.Bd3 g6 [9...Be7 or 9...b5 are alternatives] 10.O-O Be7 11.f4 c4?! [or 11...O-O or 11...Nbd7] 12.Bxc4 exf4? [Black should try 12...b5 or 12...Nh5 or 12...Ng5] 13.Rxf4 Nbd7 14.Qd4 Ne5 15.Re1 Nfd7 [best may be 15...Nfg4] 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Ne4 Rf8 18.Rxf8+ Qxf8 [or 18...Kxf8 19.Qf2+ Nf7] 19.Nxd6+ Kd8? [Black should play 19...Qxd6] 20.Rxe5! Qxd6 21.Re3 [or 21.Re6] Kc7 22.Bb3 a5 [other ideas are 22...Kb8 and 22...Nc5] 23.Nf3 Nf6 24.c4 [or 24.Ne5 or 24.Ng5] 24...b6 25.Ne5 a4 26.Bc2 [White can also play 26.Nf7] 26...a3? [better is 26...Nd7] 27.Nf7 Qc5 28.Qf4+ Kb7 29.b4 Nh5?? [29...Qxb4 30.Qxf6 Qc5, but White wins with 31.Qe7+] 30.Nd8+ Ka6 31.bxc5 Nxf4 32.Rxa3 mate 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (3) 1843
1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.e5 Bd7 6.Na3 Nge7 7.Nc2 Ng6 8.d4 Rc8 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O f5 12.h3 cxd4 13.Ncxd4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 Qb6 15.g3 Rc7 16.Qe2 Rfc8 17.Be3 Be8 18.g4 fxg4 19.hxg4 Nf8 20.Kg2 g6 21.Rac1 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rxc1 23.Bxc1 Qd8 24.Kh3 a6 25.Qg2 Bd7 26.Be3 Kh8 27.Nh2 Qb6 28.Qc2 Kg7 29.b4 a5 30.bxa5 Qxa5 31.f5?! [31.Bc1 may be best] 31...exf5 32.gxf5 gxf5 [better may be 32...Qxa3 33.e6 Bc6 and 34...Nf6] 33.Bc1?! [or 33.Bxf5 or 33.Kg2] 33...Qe1 [33...Bxa3 looks good] 34.Kg2 Ng6?! [34...f4 and 35...Qh4 is strong] 35.Nf3 Nh4+ 36.Nxh4 Qxh4 37.Bxf5 Bxf5 38.Qxf5 Qxd4 39.Bg5 Qb2+ 40.Kh1 Qa1+ 41.Kg2 Qa2+ 42.Kh1 Qxa3 43.Bf6+ Bxf6 44.Qxf6+ Kg8 45.Qg5+ Kf7 46.Qf6+ Ke8 47.Qe6+ Qe7 48.Qg8+ Kd7 49.Qxd5+ Kc7 50.Qc4+ Kd8 51.Qg8+ Kc7 52.Qc4+ Kb6 53.Qb3+ Kc6 54.Qc4+ Qc5 55.Qe6+ Kc7 56.Qf7+ Kc6 57.Qe6+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (4) 1843
1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 e5 6.Bg5 Qa5+ 7.c3 Bf5 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 g6 11.N1e2 Be7 12.Ne4 Qb6 13.O-O Nd7 14.Bxe7 Nxe7 15.Ng5 h6 16.Ne6 Nf8 17.Nxf8 Rxf8 18.b4 cxb4 19.cxb4 Kf7 20.Kh1 Kg7 21.f4 Rad8 22.Rad1 h5 23.Qc3 Qb5 24.Qd2 Rf5 25.Ng3 Rf6 26.fxe5 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 dxe5 28.Qg5 Rd7 29.Qxe5+ Kh6 30.Qh8+ Kg5 31.Ne4+ Kg4 32.h3+ Kh4 33.Rf4# 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (5) 1843
1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.e5 Qb6 6.Bd3 Bd7 7.Bc2 Rc8 8.O-O Nh6 9.h3 Be7 10.Kh2 f5 11.a3 a5 12.a4 Nf7 13.d4 h6 14.Re1 g6 15.Na3 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 g5 18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.axb5 Rc4 20.Bd3 Rc8 21.Be2 gxf4 22.Rf1 Ng5 23.Bxf4 Ne4 24.Rc1 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Kd7 26.Qe3 Bg5 27.Bd3 Rg8 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.Bxg5 hxg5 30.Qb3 g4 31.Rd1 gxh3 32.Qxh3 Qd8 33.d5 Kc8 34.Qc3+ Kb8 35.d6 f4 36.Qc5 e3 37.Qc2 Qh4+ 38.Kg1 Rc8 39.Qe2 Rh8 0-1

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (6) 1843
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 f5 3.e4 d6 4.Bd3 e6 5.exf5 exf5 6.Nh3 Nf6 7.b3 g6 8.O-O Be7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Nf4 Nc6 11.Ncd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Be6 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Qe2 Qf7 15.Rae1 Rad8 16.Qxe6 Qxe6 17.Rxe6 Ne5 18.Bc2 Kf7 19.Rxe5 dxe5 20.Bc3 Rfe8 21.f3 h5 22.Re1 Re6 23.b4 b6 24.bxc5 bxc5 25.Kf2 Rde8 26.g3 R8e7 27.h3 Re8 28.d3 R8e7 29.a4 Ke8 30.Rb1 f4 31.a5 Kf7 32.Rb5 Rc7 33.Ba4 Ree7 34.gxf4 exf4 35.Bd2 Re6 36.Bxf4 Rce7 37.Rb2 Ra6 38.Bd2 Rd6 39.Bg5 Ree6 40.Rb7+ Kg8 41.Bd7 Rxd7 42.Rxd7 Ra6 43.Bd2 Kf8 44.Rd5 Rc6 45.Rxc5 Rd6 46.Bb4 Rd8 47.Rc8+ 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (7) 1843
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bd3 a6 7.O-O Bd6 8.a3 b6 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Qc7 11.b3 Ne7 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Kh1 Rae8 15.Ra2 Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Ng1 cxd4 18.exd4 Nf5 19.Nce2 e3 20.fxe3 Rxe3 21.Qc1 Qxc1 22.Rxc1 Rxb3 23.Rc3 Rxc3 24.Bxc3 Nh4 25.Nf3 Nxf3 26.gxf3 Bxf3+ 27.Kg1 Re8 28.Kf2 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Bxa3 31.Kd3 f6 32.Ke4 b5 33.Kd5 b4 0-1

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (8) 1843
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.Nc3 a6 8.O-O Ng6 9.Kh1 f6 10.Ne1 O-O 11.f4 Nce7 12.Rf3 d6 13.Rh3 f5 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.Qh5 Kf7 16.Nf3 Rh8 17.g4 Ne7 18.f5 exf5 19.gxf5 Kf8 20.fxg6 Bxh3 21.Qxh3 Qc8 22.Qh4 Qe6 23.Ng5 Qe5 24.Bf4 Nf5 25.Bxe5 Nxh4 26.Rf1+ Ke8 27.Bxg7 Kd7 28.Bxh8 Rxh8 29.Rf7+ Kc6 30.Be4+ d5 31.Bxd5+ Kd6 32.g7 Re8 33.Rf1 Bd4 34.g8=Q Rxg8 35.Bxg8 h6 36.Nge4+ 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (9) 1843
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 b6 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bb5 Bb7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b4 Bd6 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Ne2 Qe7 14.O-O Rad8 15.Rc1 Ne5 16.Ned4 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3 Qe5 18.g3 Ne4 19.Qe2 Qg5 20.f4 Qg6 21.Rc2 Bc8 22.f5 Qh6 23.Bd3 Rfe8 24.Bc1 Bd7 25.Qf3 Ba4 26.Rg2 Rc8 27.Re1 Ng5 28.Qxd5 Nh3+ 29.Kf1 Be5 30.Rge2 Bxd4 31.Qxd4 Red8 32.b5 Qh5 33.g4 Rxd4 34.exd4 f6 35.gxh5 1-0

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (10) 1843
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Be2 Be7 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Nb3 O-O 11.O-O Qc7 12.Nfd4 Rad8 13.f4 Bc8 14.c3 a6 15.h3 Rfe8 16.Bd3 Bd6 17.Qf3 Ne4 18.g4 Re7 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qf2 f6 21.Ne2 Rde8 22.Rad1 f5 23.g5 Rf7 24.Kg2 Be6 25.Nbd4 Nxd4 26.Nxd4 Bc4 27.Rh1 Bd3 28.h4 Rff8 29.h5 Qe7 30.Nb3 Rc8 31.Rd2 Rfe8 32.Rhd1 Red8 33.Nc1 Bc7 34.h6 g6 35.Bd4 Bb5 36.Be3 Rxd2 37.Qxd2 Rd8 38.Qc2 Rxd1 39.Qxd1 Qd7 40.Qb3+ Qf7 41.Qd1 Qd7 42.Qc2 Qd5 43.Kf2 Kf7 44.b3 Qc6 45.c4 Bb6 46.Qc3 Bxe3+ 47.Qxe3 Bxc4 48.bxc4 Qxc4 49.Qb3 Qxb3 50.axb3 Ke6 51.Ke3 Kd5 52.Ne2 b5 53.Nd4 Kc5 54.Nxf5 a5 55.Nd4 a4 56.bxa4 bxa4 57.f5 gxf5 58.g6 f4+ 59.Kxe4 f3 60.Nxf3 a3 61.gxh7 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (11) 1843
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bb5 Bb7 9.Ne5 Rc8 10.Qa4 Qc7 11.Qxa7 Be7 12.Bxc6+ Bxc6 13.Qxc7 Rxc7 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.O-O Kd7 16.Rd1 c4 17.f3 Rd8 18.Bd2 h6 19.Na2 g5 20.Bb4 Re6 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Kf2 g4 23.Nc3 h5 24.Re1 Rde8 25.Re2 h4 26.Rae1 Rg8 27.e4 g3+ 28.Kg1 dxe4 29.Nxe4 Nxe4 30.fxe4 Rg4 31.hxg3 hxg3 32.Re3 b5 33.R1e2 Re8 34.Kf1 Kd6 35.Ke1 Rf4 36.Kd2 f5 37.Rxg3 Rfxe4 38.Rxe4 Rxe4 39.Kc3 Kd5 40.Rf3 f4 41.g3 Re3+ 42.Rxe3 fxe3 43.Kc2 Ke4 44.Kd1 Kd3 45.d5 e2+ 46.Ke1 Kc2 47.d6 Kxb2 48.d7 c3 49.d8=Q c2 50.Qd2 1-0

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (12) 1843
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 f5 3.e4 d6 4.Bd3 e6 5.Nh3 Nf6 6.exf5 exf5 7.O-O Be7 8.b3 Nc6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Nf4 Ng4 11.Nfd5 Bf6 12.Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.Ne2 Ng4 14.f4 b6 15.h3 Nh6 16.Rf3 Qh4 17.Rg3 g6 18.Qe1 Qe7 19.Qf2 Nb4 20.Re1 Bb7 21.Bb1 Rae8 22.Re3 Qd8 23.Ng3 Kf7 24.Qe2 Rxe3 25.dxe3 Qh4 26.Nf1 Ng8 27.Rd1 Rd8 28.Nd2 Qg3 29.Nf1 Qh4 30.Nh2 h6 31.Nf3 Qg3 32.Ne1 Re8 33.Qf2 Qxe3 34.a3 Nc6 35.Nf3 Qxf2+ 36.Kxf2 Re6 37.g4 Nce7 38.Nh4 Be4 39.Bxe4 Rxe4 40.Rxd6 fxg4 41.hxg4 Rxf4+ 42.Kg3 g5 43.Nf3 Re4 44.Rxh6 Re3 45.Rh7+ Ke8 46.Bc1 Rxb3 47.Bxg5 Rxa3 48.Kf4 a5 49.Ne5 Ra1 50.Bxe7 Rf1+ 51.Ke4 Nxe7 52.Rh8+ Rf8 53.Rh6 Ng8 54.Rxb6 Nf6+ 55.Ke3 Nd7 56.Re6+ Kd8 57.Rd6 Ke7 58.Rxd7+ Ke6 59.Rd5 Rf1 60.Nd3 Rg1 61.Nxc5+ Kf6 62.g5+ Kg6 63.Ne4 a4 64.Rd6+ Kf5 65.Rf6+ Ke5 66.Rf8 Re1+ 67.Kd3 Rd1+ 68.Kc2 Rg1 69.Nd2 Kd6 70.Rf5 Kc6 71.Ne4 Rg4 72.Kd3 Kb6 73.Rb5+ Ka6 74.Nc5+ Ka7 75.Nxa4 Ka6 76.Nc5+ Ka7 77.Ne4 Rg1 78.Kd4 Rc1 79.g6 Rd1+ 80.Ke5 Rg1 81.Kf6 Rf1+ 82.Rf5 Rd1 83.g7 Rd8 84.Ke7 Rc8 85.Rf7 Kb6 86.c5+ Kc7 87.Kf6+ Kc6 88.Rf8 Rc7 89.g8=Q 1-0

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (13) 1843
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O b6 9.b3 Bb7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bb2 cxd4 12.exd4 Bd6 13.Re1 a6 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Rc2 Rc7 16.Rce2 Qc8 17.h3 Nd8 18.Qd2 b5 19.b4 Ne6 20.Bf5 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.d5 exf3 23.Rxe6 Qd8 24.Bf6 gxf6 25.Rxd6 Kg7 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Be4 1-0

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (14) 1843
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.e3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.exd4 e6 6.Nf3 d5 7.a3 Nf6 8.c5 Be7 9.b4 Ne4 10.Ne2 a6 11.Ng3 f5 12.Bd3 Bf6 13.Nh5 O-O 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bb2 Bd7 16.O-O h6 17.Ra2 Kh7 18.Ne1 Qg5 19.Ba1 Be8 20.Re2 Bf7 21.f4 Qf6 22.Re3 Rg8 23.Rh3 Bg6 24.Nf3 Rgf8 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Qe7 27.Bd4 Rf7 28.Be2 Qe8 29.Rff3 Rc7 30.Rb3 Qd7 31.Rhe3 Qe7 32.Rh3 Qe8 33.Qe1 Qe7 34.Rh4 Qe8 35.h3 Qe7 36.g4 Rh8 37.Rd3 Qd8 38.Rd1 Qe7 39.Kh2 Rcc8 40.g5 Kg8 41.gxh6 gxh6 42.Rb1 Kh7 43.Rb2 Rhg8 44.Bd3 Rg7 45.Bxe4 fxe4 46.Rg4 Rcg8 47.Rbg2 Bh5 48.Rxg7+ Rxg7 49.Rxg7+ Qxg7 50.a4 Be8 51.a5 Bb5 52.Qh4 Qf8 53.Kg3 Qg7+ 54.Kf2 Qf8 55.Be3 Bc6 56.Ke1 Ba4 57.Kf2 Bb5 58.Bd4 Bc6 59.Ke3 Qg7 60.Qg4 Qxg4 61.hxg4 Kg6 62.Kf2 1/2-1/2

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (15) 1843
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Be7 6.Bg5 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.b4 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bd3 a5 11.a3 Nd7 12.cxb6 cxb6 13.O-O Qe7 14.Qb3 axb4 15.axb4 Rfc8 16.Bb5 Nf8 17.Rfc1 Ng6 18.Be2 Qd8 19.Nb5 Be7 20.Ne1 Ba6 21.f4 Nh4 22.Kf2 Nf5 23.Nf3 Bxb5 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Bxb5 Nd6 26.Bd3 b5 27.Ne5 Nc4 28.Nc6 Qd6 29.Nxe7+ Qxe7 30.Bxc4 dxc4 31.Qb2 Ra4 32.Rb1 Qa7 33.Qc2 g6 34.h4 Qe7 35.Rh1 Qxb4 36.Qe4 Qb2+ 37.Kg3 Ra2 38.Rf1 b4 39.Qb7 h5 40.Kh3 c3 41.Rg1 Qf2 42.Qb8+ Kh7 43.Qf8 Qxe3+ 44.g3 Ra7 45.Ra1 Qxd4 46.Rxa7 Qxa7 47.Qxb4 Qg1 48.Qb7 Kg7 49.Qe4 Qc5 50.Qe1 c2 51.Qa1+ Kh7 52.Qc1 Qf5+ 53.Kh2 Qd3 54.f5 Qe2+ 55.Kh3 Qd1 56.fxg6+ fxg6 0-1

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (16) 1843
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 e5 3.e3 Nc6 4.a3 f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nge2 d6 7.Ng3 Be7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.Bf3 Kh7 11.Bd5 Qe8 12.Rb1 a5 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.b3 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Na7 16.Nc3 Bd7 17.f4 Bf6 18.Nce2 g6 19.e4 Nb5 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Nh5 Qe8 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.fxe5 Qxe5 24.a4 Nd4 25.Nf4 Rg8 26.Bd2 Rf7 27.Rf2 Rg4 28.h3 Rg3 29.Qh5 Qf6 30.Ne6 Bxe6 31.dxe6 Qxe6 32.Bxh6 Qg6 33.Qxg6+ Kxg6 34.Bf4 Rxd3 35.Bxd6 Nxb3 36.Bf4 Re7 37.Rf3 Rxf3 38.gxf3 c4 39.Kf2 Re6 40.Rg1+ Kf6 41.h4 Nc5 42.Bd2 Nxa4 43.h5 c3 44.Be3 f4 45.Bxf4 Nb2 46.Bg5+ Kf5 47.Rg4 Nd3+ 48.Kg3 Ne5 49.Bd8 Nxg4 50.fxg4+ Ke5 51.Bg5 c2 52.h6 Rc6 53.h7 Rc8 54.Bc1 Kf6 55.Kf3 Kg6 56.Ke2 Rd8 57.h8=Q Rxh8 58.Kd2 Rc8 0-1

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (17) 1843
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 c5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.b3 Be7 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qd3 Bb7 11.Rd1 cxd4 12.exd4 dxc4 13.bxc4 Qc7 14.h3 Rac8 15.Bb2 Rfd8 16.Rac1 Na5 17.Nd2 Qf4 18.g3 Qc7 19.Nde4 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 f5 21.Nd2 Bf6 22.Qe3 Qe7 23.Bc3 Nc6 24.d5 Bxc3 25.Rxc3 exd5 26.cxd5 Qxe3 27.fxe3 Ne5 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Nf3 Nxf3+ 30.Bxf3 Kf8 31.g4 g6 32.gxf5 gxf5 33.Kf2 Ke7 34.Kg3 Kf6 35.Rb1 b5 36.Rd1 Ke5 37.d6 Bxf3 38.d7 Rd8 39.Kxf3 h5 40.h4 Ke6 41.Kf4 Rxd7 42.Rxd7 Kxd7 43.Kxf5 a5 44.Ke4 Kc6 45.Kd4 Kd6 46.e4 b4 47.axb4 axb4 48.Kc4 Ke5 49.Kxb4 Kxe4 50.Kc3 Ke3 51.Kc2 Kf2 52.Kd2 Kg3 53.Ke1 Kxh4 54.Kf1 1/2-1/2

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (18) 1843
1.c4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Be7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Qc7 14.Rc1 Rfd8 15.Qe2 Rac8 16.Rfd1 Bd6 17.h3 Qe7 18.Bb1 Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.f4 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Bxc3 22.Bxc3 Nd5 23.Bd4 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 f5 25.e4 fxe4 26.Bxe4 Qd7 27.Kh2 Nf6 28.Bxf6 Bxe4 29.Be5 Qc6 30.Qe1 Qb7 31.Qg3 h6 32.Qf2 Kh7 33.h4 Qd7 34.Qg3 Qf7 35.Qe3 Qb7 36.Qd2 Qc6 37.Kg1 Qc2 38.Qxc2 Bxc2 39.Kf2 Kg6 40.Ke3 h5 41.Kd4 Kf7 42.Kc5 g6 43.Kb6 Ke7 44.Kxa6 Ba4 45.Kb6 Kd7 46.Kb7 Ke8 47.g3 Bd1 48.Kb6 Ba4 49.Kc5 Ke7 50.Kc6 Ke8 51.Bf6 Kf7 52.Bd4 Ke7 53.Bc5+ Ke8 54.Kd6 Kf7 55.Bd4 Bc2 56.Bc3 Bb3 57.Kd7 Bc2 1/2-1/2

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (19) 1843
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.exd4 Bd6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.h3 O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Ne4 12.Be3 Bf6 13.Re1 Nd6 14.Ba2 h6 15.Qa4 Ne7 16.Rad1 Ng6 17.Bc1 c6 18.Ne5 Qc7 19.g4 b5 20.Qb4 Bc2 21.Rd2 a5 22.Qc5 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Nb7 24.Nxb5 Nxc5 25.Nxc7 Nd3 26.Rxd3 Bxd3 27.Nxa8 Rxa8 28.f4 Re8 29.Rd1 Be4 30.Rd4 Bd5 31.Bxd5 cxd5 32.Kf2 Rc8 33.Be3 Ne7 34.Ke2 Rb8 35.Bc1 Kf8 36.b4 Rb5 37.bxa5 Nc6 38.Ra4 Nxa5 39.Bd2 Nc6 40.Bb4+ Ke8 41.h4 g5 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.Ra8+ Kd7 44.h5 Nxb4 45.h6 Nc6 46.h7 Rb2+ 47.Kd3 Rb3+ 48.Kc2 Rh3 49.h8=Q Rxh8 50.Rxh8 Nxe5 51.Kc3 Nxg4 52.Kd4 Nf6 53.Ke5 Ke7 54.a4 Nd7+ 55.Kf5 d4 56.a5 Nc5 57.Kxg5 d3 58.Kf4 d2 59.Rh1 Kd7 60.Ke3 Kc6 61.Rb1 d1=Q 62.Rxd1 Kb5 63.Rd5 Kc6 64.Kd4 Ne6+ 65.Kc4 Kb7 66.Rd7+ Ka6 67.Rxf7 Nd8 68.Rf5 Nc6 69.Rf6 Kb7 70.Kb5 Na7+ 71.Kc5 Nc8 72.Rh6 Na7 73.a6+ Kb8 74.Rh7 Nc8 75.Rb7+ Ka8 76.Kc6 Na7+ 77.Kc7 Nc6 78.Kb6 Nb4 79.Rd7 1-0

Staunton H - Saint Amant P, Paris (20) 1843
1.c4 e6 2.e4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.b3 h6 11.Kh1 Bb4 12.Ne2 Bd6 13.Bf4 Bxf4 14.Nxf4 Nh5 15.Nxh5 Bxh5 16.Be2 Re8 17.Re1 Qc7 18.Ng1 Bxe2 19.Rxe2 Nf6 20.Qd3 Ng4 21.Nf3 Re4 22.h3 Rae8 23.Ne5 Nxe5 24.Rxe4 Nxd3 25.Rxe8+ Kh7 26.Kg1 Qf4 27.Re2 Qxd4 28.Rd1 dxc4 29.Red2 b5 30.a4 a6 0-1

Saint Amant P - Staunton H, Paris (21) 1843
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 b6 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 Bb7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.a3 a6 12.Rd1 cxd4 13.exd4 h6 14.b4 Bd6 15.Re1 b5 16.h3 Rc8 17.Qb3 Qc7 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.Be3 Ne7 20.Rac1 Nh5 21.Qd1 Nf6 22.Nh4 Rc7 23.Qd2 Nh7 24.Qc2 Nf6 25.Kh1 Ne8 26.Nf5 Nxf5 27.Bxf5 a5 28.Qb3 axb4 29.axb4 Rc4 30.Na2 Nf6 31.Bd3 Qc6 32.Qb2 Qd7 33.Kg1 Nh5 34.Qd2 f5 35.f4 Ng3 36.Bxc4 dxc4 37.Qb2 Rf6 38.Nc3 Ne4 39.Re2 Rg6 40.Rd1 Nxc3 41.Qxc3 Bf3 42.Rde1 Bxe2 43.Rxe2 Qe7 44.Qb2 Re6 45.Kf2 Re4 46.Qa2 Kf7 47.g3 Qb7 48.Qa3 Re8 49.Qc3 Qh1 50.h4 g5 51.Qe1 Qh2+ 52.Kf1 Qh3+ 53.Kg1 Qg4 54.hxg5 Bxf4 55.Bxf4 Qxe2 56.Qxe2 Rxe2 57.gxh6 c3 58.Kf1 Re4 59.Bc1 Kg6 60.d5 c2 61.Bd2 Rxb4 62.d6 Rd4 63.Ke2 Rxd6 64.Ke3 Kxh6 65.Ke2+ Kg6 66.Ke1 b4 0-1