Chess Player's Chronicle
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The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant in 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated b
Page from Chess Player's Chronicle in a style of descriptive notation
Howard Staunton
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Howard Staunton was 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-A
Chess Player's Chronicle
…The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant in 1841–56 and 1859–62, was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but…
Engraving of Staunton by Richard & Edward Taylor
Staunton, c. 1860
The Chess-Player's Handbook
Original Staunton chess pieces, left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king