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When did Staunton pass away?

  • 1865

  • 1874

  • 1859

  • 1882

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Staunton passed away in 1874. He was an English chess player and the second world chess champion. Staunton was born in 1811 in Hampshire, England. He learned to play chess at an early age and quickly showed a great talent for the game. In 1843, he tied for first place in a tournament in London, which established him as one of the leading chess players in the world.
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