Staunton-Saint Amant (1843) Saint Amant played two matches against Staunton in 1843 (1). The first, in London, Saint Amant won 3½–2½ (+3 -2 =1), but he lost a return match in Paris just before Christmas 13–8 (+6 -11 =4). This second match is often considered an unofficial world championship which cemented Staunton as the leading player of his era (2). Match 1, London 1 2 3 4 5 6 Saint Amant 0 = 1 0 1 1 3.5 Staunton 1 = 0 1 0 0 2.5 Saint Amant moved first in the odd-numbered games. Match 2, Paris 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Staunton 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 = 1 0 = = 0 0 1 13.0 Saint Amant 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 = = 1 1 0 8.0 Saint Amant moved first in the odd-numbered games. References: (1) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List... , (2) Wikipedia article: Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant , (3) Original collection: Game Collection: WCC Index (Staunton-Saint Amant 1843), by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Staunton vs Saint Amant 0-1 58 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A84 Dutch 2. Saint Amant vs Staunton 0-1 69 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B20 Sicilian 3. Staunton vs Saint Amant ½-½ 89 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant C24 Bishop's Opening 4. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 35 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant C53 Giuoco Piano 5. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 30 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant C53 Giuoco Piano 6. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 60 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B40 Sicilian 7. Saint Amant vs Staunton 0-1 33 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 8. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 32 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A43 Old Benoni 9. Saint Amant vs Staunton ½-½ 57 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 10. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 33 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A43 Old Benoni 11. Saint Amant vs Staunton 0-1 39 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 12. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 47 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A34 English, Symmetrical 13. Saint Amant vs Staunton 0-1 33 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 52 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B44 Sicilian 15. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 35 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 16. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 61 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant B44 Sicilian 17. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 50 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 89 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A34 English, Symmetrical 19. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 34 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. Staunton vs Saint Amant ½-½ 62 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A35 English, Symmetrical 21. Saint Amant vs Staunton 0-1 56 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. Staunton vs Saint Amant 0-1 58 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant A34 English, Symmetrical 23. Saint Amant vs Staunton ½-½ 54 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. Staunton vs Saint Amant ½-½ 57 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 25. Saint Amant vs Staunton 1-0 79 1843 Staunton-Saint Amant D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     Nov-16-12    brankat: Still no kibitzing?! This is a great collection of fine old games. Predecessors, indeed "harbingers", of the coming of a Morphy, a Steinitz, a Lasker etc.. Nov-16-12    brankat: These two distant (in time) relatives of of Petrosian, Kramnik, Leko...drew 5 games out of 27 :-) Nov-16-12    brankat: One hundred and seventy years ago they played 7 Sicilians in these 27 games! A somewhat "different" Sicilians to be sure, but still... Who knew. I think I need a serious brush up of my chess History :-) Nov-20-12    Sneaky: So much for "home field advantage" — Staunton loses to Saint-Amant in London but then convincingly defeats him in France. Apr-20-13    Conrad93: This was the match that made Staunton an unofficial World Champion. NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! 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