A full-length biography of Howard Staunton (1810-74), the only Englishman ever to be effectively world chess champion, besides being a leading Shakespearean scholar whose work is respected and occasionally quoted to this day.

The book includes 120 of Staunton’s games, including 64 with full notes, detailed analysis of the results of all his surviving games, several items of biographical information never previously published, and much else. Based on primary sources, and contains numerous games and analysis. Approximately 90,000 words.besides.