Brussels, Belgium; September 1853
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Wins
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Staunton 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ø 4
von der Lasa 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 ø 5
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Note: Game 13 was left unfinished due to Staunton's return to London and is scored null (ø).
Games have been given round numbers based upon the sequence published by von der Lasa in <Schachzeitung>.
Misssing Information
The only game with a concrete date is the 9th game, played 19 September 1853.
Game Sequence
1: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 0-1 47 C46 Three Knights
2: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 0-1 39 C21 Center Game
3: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 0-1 42 C45 Scotch Game
4: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 ½-½ 29 C39 King's Gambit Accepted
5: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 1-0 79 C77 Ruy Lopez
6: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 1-0 50 C39 King's Gambit Accepted
7: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 ½-½ 43 C77 Ruy Lopez
8: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 1-0 25 C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
9: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 0-1 27 C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 0-1 15 C39 King's Gambit Accepted
11: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 ½-½ 69 C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12: Von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853 0-1 42 B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
13: Staunton vs Von der Lasa, 1853 * 17 C77 Ruy Lopez
Sources
Chess Player's Chronicle, v1 n10, October 1853, pp293-294
Chess Player's Chronicle, v1 n11, November 1853, pp341-347
Chess Player's Chronicle, v1 n12, December 1853, pp357-360
Chess Player's Chronicle, v2, n1, January 1854, pp6-9
Chess Player's Chronicle, v2 n4, April 1854, pp117-119
City of London Chess Magazine, v2 n1, February 1875, p13
Illustrated London News, 1853.10.29, p370
Illustrated London News, 1854.01.14, p43
Schachzeitung, v8 n11, November 1853, pp337-347
Schachzeitung, v9 n1, January 1854, pp13-20
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