Howard Staunton (1810–1874)
Author of The Chess-Player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess
About the Author
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Works by Howard Staunton
The Chess-Player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess (1985) 142 copies, 1 review
The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings (2010) 7 copies
Chess: theory & practice; containing the laws & history of the game, together with an analysis of the openings, & a treatise of end games (2017) 4 copies
The great schools of England;: An account of the foundation, endowments, and discipline of the chief seminaries of learn (2012) 4 copies
GAME OF CHESS, The: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game, Based Upon "The Chess-Players Handbook 2 copies, 1 review
The A.B.C. of chess 2 copies
Das Schach-Turnier zu London im Jahre 1851 (Classic Reprint): Nach Staunton's Chess Tournament (German Edition) (2018) 1 copy
Chess Praxis Stanton 1 copy
The Chess Player's Chronicle 1 copy
The Globe Shakespeare 1 copy
Staunton's Chess Praxis 1 copy
Associated Works
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 1 — Editor, some editions — 3 copies
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 5 — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 2 — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 3 — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 13 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 7 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 10 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 12 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 8 — Author, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 11 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 9 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 14 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Works of William Shakespeare - Volume 6 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1810
- Date of death
- 1874-06-22
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- chess player
chess journalist
Shakespearean scholar - Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
The Chess-Player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess by Howard Staunton
I actually own the 1942 edition of this book in harcover. a nice read, though the notation is not Algebraic, Staunton's introduction and theory on piece movement is very entertaining.
GAME OF CHESS, The: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game, Based Upon "The Chess-Players Handbook by Howard Staunton
Book Description: Frederick A. Stokes & Brothers, 1888. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. First Edition (?). 4to. This small and well used volume has worn corners bumped and worn spine with the word 'chess' written in a small clear hand in black ink. The front cover is elegantly illustrated showing a chess game in progress and indicating that white can checkmate in four moves. The back cover has been scrapped and the underlying cardboard exposed in one small area. 215 pages.
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1st Edition, 1st show more printing show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 16
- Members
- 219
- Popularity
- #102,098
- Rating
- 4.6
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 30
- Languages
- 1