Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800-1872) (sep 12, 1800 – oct 29, 1872)
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leading French chess master and an editor of the chess periodical Le Palamède. He played at the Café de la Régence, where he was a student of Alexandre Deschapelles.He is best known for losing a match against Howard Staunton in 1843
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sep 12, 1800
oct 29, 1872
~ 72 years