Sultan Khan: The Indian Servant Who Became Chess Champion of the British Empire

by Daniel King

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Sultan Khan arrived in London in 1929. A humble servant from a village in the Punjab, he created a sensation by becoming the British Empire champion. Sultan Khan competed in Europe with the leading chess players of the era. His unorthodox style often stunned his opponents, as Daniel King explains in his examination of the key tournaments in Khans career. King has uncovered a wealth of new facts about Khan, as well as dozens of previously unknown games. Now for the first time the full story can be told of how Khan was received in Europe, of his successes in the chess world and his return to obscurity after his departure for India in 1933.
  • ISBN10 9056918761
  • ISBN13 9789056918767
  • Publish Date 8 April 2020 (first published 1 March 2020)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country PL
  • Imprint New in Chess
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 372
  • Language English