Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
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Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (12 September 1800, Monflanquin – 29 October 1872) was a leading French chess master and an editor of the chess periodical Le Palamède. He is best known for losing a match against Howard Staunton in 1843 that is often considered to have been an unofficial match for the World Chess Championship.
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Full name | Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant |
Country | France |
Born | (1800-09-12)12 September 1800 Monflanquin, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
Died | 29 October 1872(1872-10-29) (aged 72) French Algeria |
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