Howard Staunton - Notable Games

Notable Games

  • "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, match London 1841". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1271821. Staunton calmly focuses on his queenside attack and then shows that his opponent's kingside attack simply exposed the white king.
  • "John Cochrane vs Howard Staunton, match London 1842". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1271878. Cochrane starts an apparently threatening attack while behind in development; Staunton sacrifices a piece for a counterattack that leads to a decisive material advantage.
  • "Howard Staunton vs Pierre de Saint Amant, match Paris 1843". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1001193. Staunton develops faster, weakens his opponent's K-side, creates threats on the queenside and then launches a mating attack.
  • "Pierre de Saint Amant vs Howard Staunton, match Paris 1843". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1001196. Staunton develops his pieces more effectively in a closed position. When Saint Amant mistakenly opens the position, Staunton produces a sacrificial combination that gives him an easily won endgame.
  • "Staunton-Horwitz, match, London 1851, game 7 - English Opening". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1001396. Staunton uses a modern-looking formation in the English Opening, with both Bishops fianchettoed; gains superior space and mobility; weakens his opponent's queenside and then kingside; and wins by a brisk attack.
  • "Adolf Anderssen vs Howard Staunton, 1857, in London". http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1271965. Staunton adopts a Hippopotamus formation, opens the center to start a queenside attack, and uses a couple of small sacrificial combinations to halt Anderssen's kingside attack and gain a decisive material advantage.

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