The first known proposal that a contest should be defined in advance as being for recognition as the world's best player was by Ludwig Bledow in a letter to Tassilo von der Lasa, written in 1846 and published in the "Deutsche Schachzeitung" in 1848: ""... the winner of the battle in Paris" 1843, when Staunton defeated St. Amant "should not be overly proud of his special position, since it is in Trier that the crown will first be awarded"." This was in reference to a proposed tournament to be held in Trier, where von de Lasa resided; but Bledow died in 1846 and the proposed tournament did not take place. Similarly, the London 1851 chess tournament was described beforehand by some contemporary commentators as being for the world championship, but there is no mention afterwards in the tournament book by Staunton.