- Paperback: 148 pages
- Publisher: Hardinge Simpole Publishing (17 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843821001
- ISBN-13: 978-1843821007
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,672,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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This review is from: The Best Games of Mir Sultan Khan: An Indian Mystic Challenges the West (Hardinge Simpole chess classics) (Paperback)
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 élite 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. Tartakower also succumbed to the Indian sage, and then came Sultan Khan's greatest triumph - a win against Capablanca. Then, as suddenly and mysteriously as he had arrived, Sultan Khan departed for India and was never heard from again - though rumours did emerge from Kashmir in 1951 that an Indian village chessplayer, when shown the games from the world title match of that year, had opined: "these are two very weak players!"
R.N.Coles is a noted chess author, whose books Dynamic Chess, Battles Royal of the Chessboard and Howard Staunton: the English World Champion (co-authored with Ray Keene) established him as one of the most perceptive and readable chess writers of twentieth century English language chess prose. Coles joins fellow Hardinge Simpole authors Golombek, Clarke, and Dumont, as one of the select few whose writings on chess vividly imbue the game with vital force and endow the printed page with the same drama as the live clash of mental strength itself.
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This review is from: The Best Games of Mir Sultan Khan: An Indian Mystic Challenges the West (Hardinge Simpole chess classics) (Paperback)
Bent Larsen is one of the outstanding figures of post-war chess, with top-level tournament victories spanning five decades. His outstanding fighting qualities have made him a great favourite with the chess public and even in the latter stages of his career he remained capable of sweeping victories over world-class opposition. While some other Grandmasters have settled for an easy retirement, Larsen still fires on all cylinders! This classic book is Larsen's greatest contribution to chess literature. It follows his career from his early years in Denmark, through to Grandmaster recognition in 1956 and World Championship contender in the 1960s. At that time he was probably the most imaginative player in the world and was widely regarded as the best hope for a western World Champion. Indeed, in 1970 he held top board against Spassky for the Rest of the World against the USSR, ahead of Bobby Fischer! Although Larsen never quite attained the supreme title, his tournament career remains truly exceptional. Larsen's willingness to fight with either colour is captured by his view that 'all pieces are attacking pieces', an apt motto for the Master of Counter-Attack.
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