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Howard Staunton: Uncrowned Chess Champion of the World by Bryan M. Knight is a reassessment of the life and legacy of Howard Staunton, arguing that he was effectively the world’s strongest player during the 1840s despite never holding an official championship title. Knight portrays Staunton as a dominant competitor and a pivotal figure in Victorian chess, combining biography with Staunton’s own writings and contemporary sources.
The book challenges the view that Staunton’s reputation should rest on later controversies, especially his failure to face Paul Morphy, and instead emphasizes his lasting influence as a player, writer, organizer of the 1851 London tournament, and promoter of the standard chessmen design. Overall, it presents Staunton as a foundational figure in modern chess whose impact went far beyond individual games.
240 pages. Hardback. Descriptive notation.
Condition: VG.
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