Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Mir Sultan Khan.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Sultan Khan vs Olaf Olsen, Hamburg, 1930
r3r2k/pp3ppp/2pqnn2/3p1NQb/3P4/3B4/PPP2PPP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe6 Qf8 Rxf6 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Sultan Khan vs Vera Menchik, Scarborough, 1930
r1bq3k/pp2b2B/4p2p/3pP1p1/3P1Np1/2P5/PPQ3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Ng6+ Kg7 Nf8 or Nxe7 ]
c)
Sultan Khan vs F Alexander, London, 1932
1r5k/pq4pb/1pp2r1p/1P1p1N2/3Q2P1/5B1P/P3P2K/B1R5 w - - 0 1
[ Nxg7 ]
d)
Sultan Khan vs Frederick Yates, London, 1932
b1r1rnk1/q3bppp/pp2p3/2pPP1PP/2P1N3/1P3B2/PB4Q1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ if Bxf6 gxf6 g6 Qd2 or if gxf6 gxf6 Ng6 hxg6 ]
e)
Sultan Khan vs Asmundur Asgeirsson, Folkestone, 1933
2b1r3/3n1p1p/p1Nb1nk1/3p2p1/N7/2B2PPB/PPR2K1P/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 if Kxf6 Na7 or if Nxf6 Bxc8 w/Ne7+ ]
Sultan Khan Puzzles, Part II. Black to move and win.
a)
Carl Ahues vs Sultan Khan, Liege, 1930
8/p3N1pk/7p/2q4n/2p2p2/2Pr1P2/P5PP/1Q2RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ng3+ hxg3 fxg3 w/...Qh5 ]
b)
Victor Soultanbeieff vs Sultan Khan, Liege, 1930
b4rk1/4q3/3pp2p/p1p2rp1/P1Pn4/1PR1Q1PP/5P2/1N1B1RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rf3 Bxf3 (if Qd2 Qb7) Rxf3 if Qd2 or Qe1 Rxc3 ]
c)
Ejnar Andersen vs Sultan Khan, Prague, 1931
5rk1/pbp3pp/1p2R3/2b2N2/2P4r/1P2B3/P5PP/5R1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Rg4 Rf2 Rxf5 Bxc5 Rxf2 ]
d)
H Christoffersen vs Sultan Khan, Prague, 1931
4r1k1/p6p/2p2npr/2P2p2/P1qP1Pn1/4pR2/4N1PP/1R2Q1BK b - - 0 1
[ ...Nf2+ Bxf2 exf2 w/...Ng4 ]
e)
Savielly Tartakower vs Sultan Khan, London, 1932
1r3nbr/1qp1k1p1/3p1b2/2p1pPNp/Q3P2P/P1N1B1P1/1PP5/2KR3R b - - 0 1
[ ...c6 w/...Ra8 ]
f)
George Thomas vs Sultan Khan, London, 1932
6k1/1bp3p1/p2p3B/1p3q1n/6Q1/1P1P3P/1PP1r1P1/3RN1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qe5 if Nf3 Bxf3 or if Bd2 Rxd2 ]
g)
William Winter vs Sultan Khan, London, 1932
6k1/p4p1p/1p4pb/1P2p3/3nP3/P4PP1/1r2N1BP/4RK2 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nc2 ]
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