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Daniel King

Sultan Khan

The Indian Servant Who became Chess Champion of the World

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Hardly anyone paid attention when Sultan Khan arrived in London on April 26, 1929. He came from a village in the Punjab and spoke little English. He had learned the rules of Western chess only three years earlier, yet within a few months he created a sensation by becoming the British Empire champion.He was taken to England by Sir Umar Hayat Khan, an Indian nobleman and politician who used Sultan Khan's successes to promote his own interests in the turbulent years before India gained independence.Sultan Khan remained in Europe for the best part of five years, competing with the leading chess players of the era, including World Champion Alexand… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-90-5691-874-3
  • EAN: 9789056918743
  • Produktnummer: 32903430
  • Verlag: New in Chess
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Masse: H23.3 cm x B17.6 cm x D2.5 cm 712 g
  • Gewicht: 712

Über den Autor


Daniel King (1963) is an English chess grandmaster, coach, journalist, and broadcaster. He has written 16 chess books on topics ranging from opening preparation to the self-tutoring How Good is your Chess? and How to Win at Chess.

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