Mir Sultan Khan is a chess enigma. The servant of a Maharaja who stayed in England for some time, he proved to be a very strong player and probably the first Asian player to be noticed of GM strength.

Some play down his achievements by stating that he was already a very strong player of the "Indian" variety of Chess.

However, there are many of us who play chess but only few who master it.

No doubt further analysis reveals flaws in technique and also reveals "improvements." However, to deny Mir Sultan Khan his rightful place in the Chess world as a player of incredible ability and genius is to do the game of Chess a disservice.

I hope the games in this collection give one a glimpse of this man's chess prowess.