Mir Sultan Khan, 1905-1966, was one of the world's best players around 1930. He was British champion in 1929, 1930 and 1932, played in three Olympiads. He won, for example, against Capablanca, Rubinstein and Flohr. Daniel King has uncovered a wealth of new facts about Khan, as well as dozens of previously unknown games. For the first time he tells the full story of how Khan was received in Europe, of his successes in the chess world and about his life after 1933 when he had to return to India. Accompanied with tournament crosstables, photos, bibliography, index of names. Pictures 2 and 3 show contents of the book. Further information about the book is available at newinchess.com
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