Mir Khan Sultan
Mir Malik Sultan Khan (1905 with Mithka Thavana, Pendjab (current Pakistan) - May 15th 1966 with Sargodha, Pakistan) is a Indian player of failures . During four years, as from 1929, it belongs to the world elite.
Biography
He becomes initially a very strong Indian player of failures (Chaturanga). Its Master, colonel Naweb, is officer in the British army, but also a rich person lord of the Pendjab. He teaches him the European rules and the fact of taking part in the championship of India of 1928. Sultan Khan gains the test with two points in advance.In 1929, the colonel brings Sultan Khan to London, where it takes part in the championship of Great Britain which it will gain three times in 1930, in 1932 and 1933. Sultan Khan can neither read, nor to write. He does not know anything the theory and obtains his results by the only practice. During the four years of its short career, he faces the best players of the world: Alekhine, Capablanca, Rubinstein, Euwe and Tartakover.
He plays without calculation. In Hastings in 1930, after having beaten Capablanca, he refuses the null one proposed by Euwe in an equal position which could have saved to him the tournament. He lost the part. It defended the 1st chess-board of England to the Olympiades of failures of 1930, 1931 and 1933.
In 1934, it turns over to India with its Master and disappears for the world from the failures. He dies into 1966 of Tuberculose.
The knowledge of the openings was lacking to him, but as of the Milieu of part, its control gave him the advantage. It had an astonishing comprehension of the finales.
Suggested reading
- Reuben Fine, The World' S Great Chess Ranges , Dover, 1983. ISBN 0-486-24512-8
External bonds
- Photo
- of Sultan Khan (3rd photograph downwards)
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