Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Staunton, Howard





Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1838  2468 (92) 3
1839  2499 (84) 0
1840  2529 (74) 25
1841  2563 (62) 27
1842  2583 (56) 5
1843  2593 (46) 88
1844  2620 (50) 11
1845  2633 (49) 14
1846  2619 (45) 54
1847  2585 (52) 8
1848  2567 (53) 7
1849  2582 (52) 10
1850  2561 (51) 2
1851  2558 (43) 41
1852  2602 (47) 16
1853  2617 (47) 40
1854  2610 (56) 0
1855  2604 (60) 5
1856  2614 (65) 12
1857  2580 (74) 0
1858  2546 (80) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Staunton, Howard  
Born: 1810
Died: 22 June 1874
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 25, 249
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 288, 305
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 95
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 404
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 307
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 325
   Murray, History of Chess, page 885
Periodicals
   [BLL], 22 Dec. 1839, page 2
   [ILN], vol. 65, 4 July 1874, page 17
   [Pal], vol. 3, 15 May 1843, page 206
Web
   Alberti, Marco A.  [Howard Staunton]
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Murray, H.J.R.  [Howard Staunton by H.J.R. Murray]
   Potter, William Norwood.  [The Late Howard Staunton]
   Sarah.  [Howard Staunton]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Early World Rankings], page 7
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Obituaries], page 1
   Tomlinson, Charles.  [Simpson's Divan]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4776. Staunton's origins]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Staunton, H. - Alexandre, A. 1838         (s)     2   -   1
Staunton, H. - Popert, W.M. 1840         (f)     13   -   12
Stanley, C.H. - Staunton, H. 1841         (f)     7.5   -   5.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Brown, Jo. - Staunton, H. 1841         (f)     4   -   6      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Zytogorski, A. 1841         (s)     2.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1842         (s)     4   -   1
Staunton, H. - Taverner 1843         (f)     5.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (1)         (f)     14   -   4
Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   3.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Cochrane, J. 1843 (3)         (f)     2   -   4
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Staunton, H. 1843 (1)         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Staunton, H. - Greville, B.J. 1843 (1)         (f)     4   -   1      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Greville, B.J. 1843 (2)         (f)     0   -   3      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1843 (1)         (c)     3   -   2      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1843 (2)         (c)     2   -   1      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
de Saint-Amant, P.C.F. - Staunton, H. 1843 (2)         (f)     8   -   13
Staunton, H. - Buckle, H.T. 1843         (f)     1   -   6      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Kennedy, H.A. 1844         (f)     3.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Tuckett, W.J.W. 1844         (f)     4.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Williams, E. 1845         (f)     3.5   -   0.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Spreckley, G.S. 1845         (f)     3.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1845         (f)     3.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Horwitz, B. 1846         (f)     15.5   -   8.5
Staunton, H. - Hannah, J.W. 1846         (f)     5.5   -   2.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (1)         (f)     7   -   0
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   6.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and move
Staunton, H. - Harrwitz, D. 1846 (3)         (f)     4   -   3      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Kenny, C. 1847         (f)     2   -   6      Staunton, H. gave odds of a rook
Lowe, E. - Staunton, H. 1848         (f)     5   -   2      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Medley, G.W. 1849         (f)     7.5   -   2.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Hodges, W. 1850         (c)     0.5   -   1.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of a knight
Staunton, H. - von Jaenisch, C.F.A. 1851         (f)     7.5   -   2.5
Staunton, H. - Williams, E. 1851         (f)     6.5   -   4.5
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (1)         (c)     8.5   -   6.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (2)         (c)     1   -   0
Staunton, H. - de Rives 1853         (c)     6   -   2
von der Lasa, T. - Staunton, H. 1853         (c)     6.5   -   5.5
Staunton, H. - Lowenthal, J.J. 1853         (s)     13.5   -   6.5
Staunton, H. - Brien, R.B. 1855         (f)     1.5   -   3.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Worrall, T.H. 1856         (f)     8   -   4      Staunton, H. gave odds of a rook

Tournament data

London 1851 (1)     The International Chess Tournament    
  Staunton, H. - Brodie, A.     2 - 0    
  Staunton, H. - Horwitz, B.     4.5 - 2.5    
  Staunton, H. - Anderssen, K.E.A.     1 - 4    
  Staunton, H. - Williams, E.     3.5 - 4.5    
Birmingham 1858 (2)     2nd British Chess Association Congress    
  Staunton, H. - Hughes, H.     2 - 0    
  Staunton, H. - Lowenthal, J.J.     0 - 2