Match Results
Sources:
Notes:
- In some cases it is known who won but not by what score.
- Books and articles about most players often omit games at odds. But Staunton gave odds, usually successfully, in his matches against most UK-based players and most of his matches were played this way.
- "P + 1" means "Pawn and move", "P + 2" means "Pawn and two moves".
- In the second column of scores, "+" shows games Staunton won, "–" shows his losses, "=" shows draws.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Odds | Location | Score | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | Alexandre | Lost | none | London | N/A | N/A | |
| 1840 | Popert | Won | none | London | 13/21 | +8 =2 –3 | |
| 1841 | Stanley | Lost | P + 2 | London | 2½/6 | +2 =1 –3 | |
| 1841 | Zytogorski | Lost | P + 2 | N/A | ½/7 | +0 =1 –6 | |
| 1843 | Cochrane | Won | none | London | 14/18 | +14 =0 –4 | Sources disagree about how many games should be counted and whether there was more than one match. |
| 1843 | Taverner | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 5/6 | ??? | |
| 1843 | Saint-Amant | Lost | none | London | 2½/6 | +2 =1 –3 | |
| 1843 | Brooke-Greville | Lost | P + 1 | N/A | 0/3 | +0 =0 –3 | |
| 1843 | Brooke-Greville | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 5/6 | +5 =0 –1 | |
| 1843 | Buckle | Lost | P + 1 | London | 1/3 | +1 =0 –6 | |
| 1843 | Saint-Amant | Won | none | Paris | 13/21 | +11 =4 –6 | |
| 1844 | Tuckett | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 7½/9 | +7 =1 –1 | |
| 1845 | Tuckett | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 7½/9 | +7 =1 –1 | |
| 1845 | Mongredien | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 3½/5 | +2 =3 –0 | |
| 1845 | Spreckley | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 3½/5 | +3 =1 –1 | |
| 1845 | Williams | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 3½/4 | +3 =1 –0 | |
| 1845 | Kennedy | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 8½/11 | +7 =2 –2 | |
| 1846 | Horwitz | Won | none | London | 15½/24 | +14 =3 –7 | |
| 1846 | Hannah | Won | Q Knight | N/A | 5½/8 | +5 =1 –2 | |
| 1846 | Daniel Harrwitz | Won | none | London | 7/7 | +7 =0 –1 | The three Harrwitz matches may have been one complicated contest. |
| 1846 | Daniel Harrwitz | Won | P + 1 | London | 1½/8 | +1 =1 –6 | The three Harrwitz matches may have been one complicated contest. |
| 1846 | Daniel Harrwitz | Lost | P + 2 | London | 4/7 | +4 =0 –3 | The three Harrwitz matches may have been one complicated contest. |
| 1847 | Kenny | Drawn | Q Rook | N/A | 2/4 | +2 =0 –2 | |
| 1847 | Loewe | Lost | P + 2 | N/A | 2/7 | +1 =2 –4 | |
| 1847 | Medley | Won | P + 2 | N/A | 7½/10 | +6 =3 –1 | |
| 1851 | Carl Jaenisch | Won | none | London | 7½/10 | +7 =1 –2 | |
| 1851 | Elijah Williams | Lost | none | London | 7½/13 | +6 =3 –4 | Although Staunton won more games, he lost the match because he had given Williams a three-game start. |
| 1853 | von der Lasa | Lost | none | Brussels | 5½/12 | +4 =4 –5 | von der Lasa's account presents this as just a long series of games while the players were in the same place. Abandoned due to Staunton's illness. |
| 1854 | Brien | N/A | P + 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1859 | Worrall | Won | Q Knight | N/A | 7½/10 | +6 =3 –1 |
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