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The Best Games of Mir Sultan Khan

- An Indian Mystic Challenges the West

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At the height of the British Empire, the chess loving Indian servant, Sultan Khan, arrived in the imperial capital as part of the feudal retinue of Sir Umar, his high caste master. While Sir Umar deliberated in the rarefied atmosphere of London conferences, with British panjandra, on the future of the Raj, his retainer started to take on the British elite at chess. Sweeping all before him, the Indian genius entered the international arena where, playing top board for the British Empire team, he defeated grandmasters, such as Rubinstein.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781843821007
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 148
  • Udgivet:
  • 17. oktober 2003
  • Størrelse:
  • 140x216x8 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 197 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024

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At the height of the British Empire, the chess loving Indian servant, Sultan Khan, arrived in the imperial capital as part of the feudal retinue of Sir Umar, his high caste master. While Sir Umar deliberated in the rarefied atmosphere of London conferences, with British panjandra, on the future of the Raj, his retainer started to take on the British elite at chess. Sweeping all before him, the Indian genius entered the international arena where, playing top board for the British Empire team, he defeated grandmasters, such as Rubinstein.

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