Howard Staunton (1810–1874) (1 апр 1810 г. – 22 июл 1874 г.)
Описание:
An English chess master who is generally regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant.He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of standardized shape – the Staunton pattern that is still the style required for competitions.
He was the principal organizer of the first international chess tournament in 1851.
From 1840 onward he became a leading chess commentator.
There was a famous controversy between Staunton and Paul Morphy for the the failure of negotiations in 1858 to set up a chess match between the two.
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1 апр 1810 г.
22 июл 1874 г.
~ 64 years