Geilmann: The Indian Chessmaster Malik Mir Sultan Khan topmaterial The Byron Shire Echo

The Byron Shire Echo

the only undefeated player

studied tactics and know some basic endgames and openings

one of the most popular and well-developed chess openings

His fundamentally healthy style of play was primarily positional

Geilmann: The Indian Chessmaster Malik Mir Sultan Khan topmaterial The Byron Shire EchoIn 1929, Malik Mir Sultan Khan (born in 'British India' in 1905) came to England. There, the young man who belonged to the entourage of an Indian diplomat, soon entered the world stage of chess. He earned remarkable tournament successes, and was temporarily one of the ten best players in the world. However, the amazing career ended abruptly in 1933 when Khan returned to his home country. He never played chess on an international level again, and died