Howard Staunton, The Chess-Player’s Handbook (1847)

114 annotated chess games from Howard Staunton, The Chess-Player’s Handbook (1847). Step through every move on an interactive board with the author's original annotations. View the source

	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Event
1821	La Bourdonnais vs Cochrane	0-1	30	King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit	Game II.
1821	Cochrane vs Deschappelles	1-0	31	Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation	Handbook: scotch, Game 3
1834.08	Mc Donnell vs La Bourdonnais	1-0	21	Sicilian Defense: Open	Game IV.
1834.08	Mc Donnell vs La Bourdonnais	1-0	19	King's Gambit Accepted: McDonnell Gambit	Game VIII.
1834	La Bourdonnais vs Mc Donnell	1-0	29	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation	Game I.
1834	Mc Donnell vs La Bourdonnais	0-1	20	King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Variation	Game III.
1834	Mc Donnell vs La Bourdonnais	0-1	30	King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation	Game II.
1834	Mc Donnell vs La Bourdonnais	0-1	42	King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation	Game I.
1834	De la Bourdonnais vs Mc Donnell	0-1	38	Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation	Game V.
1837	Petroff vs NN	1-0	27	Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation	Handbook: petroff, Game 2
1840.11	Staunton vs Popert	1-0	39	Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation	Game I.
1840	NN vs NN	1-0	26	King's Gambit Accepted: Greco Gambit	Game IV.
1841	Cochrane vs Walker	1-0	14	Scotch Game: Lolli Variation	Handbook: scotch, Game 2
1841	Staunton vs Popert	1-0	28	Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense	Handbook: scotch, Game 4
1841	NN vs Staunton	0-1	22	King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow Variation	Game V.
1842	Cochrane vs Staunton	1-0	20	Elephant Gambit	Handbook: counter, Game 1
1842	Staunton vs One of the finest players in Europe	1-0	27	Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation	Game IV.
1842	Cochrane vs Staunton	0-1	26	Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit	Game V.
1842	Cochrane vs Staunton	0-1	24	Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit	Game VI.
1843.12.09	St. Amant vs Staunton	0-1	56	Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation	Game IV.
1844	Jaenisch vs Petroff	1-0	37	Elephant Gambit	Handbook: counter, Game 2
1844	Michelet vs Kieseritzky	1-0	31	King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit	Game IV.
1844	Staunton vs Bristol	1-0	39	Bird Opening: Dutch Variation	Game XIII.
1846.04.30	Horwitz vs Staunton	0-1	48	Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack	Game VII.
1846	Horwitz vs Staunton	0-1	23	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line	Handbook: giuoco, Game 1
1846	Staunton vs NN	1-0	23	Rook odds	Game IX.
1846	Horwitz vs Staunton	0-1	42	Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack	Game VIII.
1846	Staunton vs Horwitz	1-0	33	Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation	Handbook: philidor, Game 5
1846	Horwitz vs Staunton	0-1	32	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo	Handbook: giuoco, Game 3
1846	Staunton vs Horwitz	1-0	45	Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation	Game XII.
1846	Staunton vs Horwitz	1-0	72	Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation	Handbook: giuoco, Game 2
1846	Staunton vs Harrwitz	1-0	24	Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit	Handbook: qbp-knight, Game 1
1846	Horwitz vs Harrwitz	1-0	44	-	Handbook: qbp-knight, Game 6
1846	Horwitz vs Staunton	1-0	33	-	Handbook: scotch, Game 6
1847	Staunton vs NN	1-0	20	Rook odds	Game VII.
1847	Staunton vs NN	1-0	12	Rook odds	Game VI.
	NN vs NN	0-1	2	-	Handbook: elementary, Game 1
	NN vs NN	1-0	4	-	Handbook: elementary, Game 2
	NN vs NN	1/2-1/2	24	King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted	Game III. (From Philidor.)
	Dr. B. vs V. H. der Laza	0-1	26	Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit	Game X.
	Staunton vs Cochrane	1-0	34	King's Pawn Game: MacLeod Attack	Game II.
	NN vs NN	0-1	19	King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Cochrane Gambit	Game III.
	NN vs NN	1/2-1/2	33	Bishop's Opening: Philidor Variation	Handbook: elementary, Game 3
	NN vs NN	0-1	28	Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit	Handbook: philidor, Game 1
	Attwood vs Wilson	1-0	20	Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack	Handbook: philidor, Game 2
	De la Bourdonnais vs Boncourt	1/2-1/2	40	Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit	Handbook: philidor, Game 3
	Captain Kennedy vs Buckle	1/2-1/2	33	Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation	Handbook: philidor, Game 4
	Pesth vs Paris	1-0	52	Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation	Handbook: petroff, Game 1
	V. H. der Laza vs Major Jaenisch	1-0	41	Petrov's Defense: French Attack	Handbook: petroff, Game 3
	Staunton vs St. Amant	1-0	30	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation	Handbook: giuoco, Game 4