Endgame of Empire : Sultan Khan, Asia's First Grandmaster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sultan, Ather.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2026.

Summary:

The definitive biography of a South Asian genius who conquered the international chess world on the eve of decolonization.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Prologue: Black and White

A Son Remembers

Introduction: Threading the Needle

Part I: Early Moves: Faith And Finding Oneself

1. Seeking Serenity

2. Family Gambit

3. O Fortuna!

4. Victory on Home Turf

Part II: Winning Moves: The Emergence of a Master

5. Empire's Worst Knight-Mare

6. Continental Drift

7. The Game of the Year

8. The Outsider

9. Starry Night

Part III: Silent Moves: A Legacy Unfolds

10. The Return of a Champion

11. Chess and Chance

12. The Aftergame: Picking Up the Pieces

Epilogue: Stepping into Color

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Sultan Khan's Greatest Games, Annotated by GM Sam Shankland

Sultan Khan-José Raúl Capablanca, Hastings, 1930

Victor Ivanovich Soultanbeieff-Sultan Khan, Liege, 1930

Sultan Khan-Frank Marshall, Liege, 1930

Sultan Khan-Akiba Rubinstein, Prague, 1931

Sultan Khan-Salo Flohr, London, 1932

Savielly Tartakower-Sultan Khan, Semmering, 1931

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Sultan, Ather Endgame of Empire

ISBN:

9781531513122

OCLC:

1590083686