Sultan Khan
Notable Games

Sultan Khan

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Notable Games

  • 1930.06.28 Sultan Khan, Mir vsMenchik, Vera 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 25 moves British CF-23 Scarboroug Masters Scarborough 1930: a 25-move win over reigning Women's World Champion Vera Menchik, from Sultan Khan's very first British Championship season.
  • 1930.08.19 Soultanbeieff, Victor Ivanovich vsSultan Khan, Mir 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation 28 moves Liege Exposition Tournament Liege 1930: a crushing 28-move win with Black over Soultanbeieff, one of the sharpest games of his continental breakthrough.
  • 1930.08.22 Sultan Khan, Mir vsMarshall, Frank James 1-0 Center Game: Berger Variation 26 moves Liege Exposition Tournament Liege 1930: outplaying the great American Frank Marshall in 26 moves, meeting the veteran's search for a brilliancy with cool defense.
  • 1930.08.24 Sultan Khan, Mir vsColle, Edgard 1-0 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation 60 moves Liege Exposition Tournament Liege 1930: a 60-move win over Edgard Colle, then one of the strongest players on the continent.
  • 1930.12.31 Sultan Khan, Mir vsCapablanca, Jose Raul 1-0 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation 65 moves Christmas Congress 1930/31-11 Premier Hastings 1930/31: his most famous game, a 65-move positional squeeze of former World Champion Capablanca, who called Sultan Khan a genius.
  • 1931.01.22 Sultan Khan, Mir vsTartakower, Saviely 1-0 French Defense: Steinitz Variation 87 moves Match Sultan Khan-Tartakower +4-3=5 Sultan Khan-Tartakower match 1931: an 87-move French Defence win over Savielly Tartakower in the match Sultan Khan took +4-3=5.
  • 1931.01.26 Tartakower, Saviely vsSultan Khan, Mir 0-1 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation 40 moves Match Sultan Khan-Tartakower +4-3=5 Sultan Khan-Tartakower match 1931: a 40-move win with Black in the Caro-Kann, defusing Tartakower's pawn sacrifice.
  • 1931.07.12 Sultan Khan, Mir vsRubinstein, Akiba 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation 57 moves Olympiad-04 Prague Olympiad 1931: a 57-move win over the legendary Akiba Rubinstein, one of several elite scalps he took at the event.
  • 1931.07.14 Sultan Khan, Mir vsMatisons, Hermanis 1-0 Yusupov-Rubinstein System 22 moves Olympiad-04 Prague Olympiad 1931: a celebrated 22-move miniature against Hermanis Matisons, punishing an exposed king.
  • 1931.07.15 Sultan Khan, Mir vsFlohr, Salo 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation 31 moves Olympiad-04 Prague Olympiad 1931: a 31-move win over the young star Salo Flohr, then among the world's rising elite.
  • 1932.02.05 Sultan Khan, Mir vsMenchik, Vera 1-0 French Defense: Exchange Variation 53 moves London International Masters London 1932: a 53-move win over Women's World Champion Vera Menchik at the London International Masters.
  • 1932.02.24 Sultan Khan, Mir vsFlohr, Salo 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation 70 moves Match Flohr-Sultan Khan +2-1=3 Flohr-Sultan Khan match 1932: 'Ground Flohr', a 70-move Caro-Kann endgame win over Salo Flohr resolved with resourceful rook play.
  • 1932.07.22 Sultan Khan, Mir vsVoellmy, Erwin 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System 45 moves Bern International Masters & SUI-ch36 Bern 1932: an instructive win where Sultan Khan left his king in the center to guard key squares, a hallmark of his style.
  • 1932.07.24 Sultan Khan, Mir vsBernstein, Ossip Samuel 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation 54 moves Bern International Masters & SUI-ch36 Bern 1932: a 54-move win over the veteran master Ossip Bernstein during his strong Swiss tournament run.
  • 1933.01.05 Sultan Khan, Mir vsThomas, George Alan 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation 18 moves Christmas Congress 1932/33-13 Premier Hastings 1932/33: an 18-move win over Sir George Thomas in one of his final competitive seasons before returning to India.
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