Description:

Authored by Howard Staunton (1810-1874), English World Chess Champion. Staunton was considered the world’s leading chess player in the 1840’s and 50's and he did a great deal for chess. He founded and edited 'The Chess Player's Chronicle' (1841-1854), established the first International tournament - London 1851, made efforts to unify the laws of chess, wrote books and sponsored the design by Nathaniel Cook for chess pieces that has since become the standard pattern.