I think several variations have his name stamped on it, but would this not be the "english" opening? There d4 f5 "staunton gambit" which I am not sure about.
Staunton System?
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Thanks for your reply. But what I'm refering to is a formation by Black, not the Staunton Gambit when playing the Dutch defense.
From the Oxford Companion to Chess (first edition, online): «
STAUNTON SYSTEM, series of moves devised by staunton: for White, Pc4, Nc3, Pg3, Bg2, Pc 3, Nge2, 0-0; or for Black, Pc5, Nc6, Fg6, Bg7, Pe6, Nge7,0-0, In either case a queen's fianchetto might follow. After his retirement the system was neglected for a long time, probably because players disliked the holes created in the pawn formation (for White, 13 and d3; for Black f6 and d6). There came a time when players were less frightened of holes. In the 1920s nimzowitsch reintroduced the Staunton System for Black: 1 e4 c5 2Nc3Nc6 3g3g6 4Bg2"Bg7 5Nge2e6 6d3 Nge7, and this variation soon became standard play. Since the Second World War masters have occasionally used the system when playing the white pieces. »
I have heard of something called the "Staunton System." Does anyone have more information to share on this. I think it is a Black formation that can be used against several White openings.