Alexander Alekhine vs Mir Sultan Khan - Berne 1932

[@rdhtyagi]

And who is Sultan Khan? [in Mato's style] He was first chess master from India who played international chess. He won British chess championship thrice in his 4 appearances between 1929 to 1933. Worked as a cook with an Indian Maharaja and couldn't read or write English chess notations. He wasn't awarded any title like GM or IM by FIDE though he was among top ten players of his times. Came back and settled in India and didn't play much chess after that. He didn't even teach chess to his children and asked them to do something else for a living.

[@thomashanson6607]

Thanks for the info. Best game I've seen against Alekhine so far.

[@AinaweeUAE]

And he died and was buried in Sargodha, Pakistan. It was British India that he hailed from, which later became Pakistan.

[@rojinphilip2909]

Thanks for info. )

[@PEEBI99]

Khan gave a tough fight to the great Alehine i

[@kobe51]

another biography listed Khan as essentially a slave who had to get permission to play chess from his master.

[@telephowned]

Sultan Khan was an amazing natural talent and played some of the best and brightest of the era, battling Capablanca to a standstill in a brilliant closed position game. It is genuinely a shame and a huge loss to the chess world that he never had the chance to develop and play in the west more. The fact that Alekhine was undefeated against him is just another example of his staggering genius.

[@xxAutoFlowxx]

Stockfish loves Alekhine's games...He doesn't get enough attention when talking about the greatest in history

[@tubewatcher38]

He seems to get plenty of votes from what I hear. I think he's around #5-6 all time. #4 before Karpov & Kasparov came along.

[@rosebooker9867]

Richondo Fabiano many consider him the father of dynamic chess

[@discouniverse]

he is No2 of all time after Fischer while karpov with kasparov are not in top5

[@marcheuer3610]

This game proves again that the great players of the early 20th century must not hide behind nowadays top players.

[@nigerianhouseplans5629]

I like the way this man analyses. Simple and no long stories.

[@simpleman755]

Players like Magnus nakamura ding etc. are carrying computer engines inside their brains while players like Tal, Sultan khan were the natural talent. Thats why Tal stands far taller than nowadays top players for me......

[@fporretto]

Wow. Little threats, not quite adequately parried, mushroom steadily into bigger and bigger threats, for which no defense was perfectly adequate. And I can't find a mistake by Black clear enough to say "This is where he lost the game." No wonder Alekhine was regarded as a magician.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank Francis. You always have good comments

[@madhavsahi7400]

+MatoJelic lol mato..if any other make good comment than it is not sure that u will reply to that guy...but if he is this man Francis...then u will definitely reply him..👍👍✌✌

[@MatoJelic]

His comment are always constructive. He watched the game and he shows with his comment that he understands what happen in that game. Compare his comments to someone who says "fourth" or "Enough of Alekhine".

[@madhavsahi7400]

+MatoJelic haha...true..I also appreciate his comments..and I laugh at those who comments 1st or n th...nice mato..nice reply..✌👍👍

[@fuicgmixchihfcefixz]

I bet Francis is just one of Mato's accounts ;)

[@nehalrathod6320]

thanks for post.. the only request is to post more videos of sultan khan showing of his excellency... he played 5 championship in which he became champion in 4 time..

[@MrBoobcube]

Hi mato. This is the first time I came back to your channel after 6 months of absence. I had just grown tired of chess. When I came back, a game between Mir and Alekhine was exactly what I wanted. Thank you.

[@sreekanthpillai7778]

Thanks for uploading mir sultan khan

[@rkuppal5]

Alekhine was the Greatest chess player of all time..A Brilliant theoretician , Strategist & Tactician ..A Complete player..

[@buxeessingh2571]

"...Sultan Khan Defence, erm, Caro-Kann Defence..." just awesome, Mato!

[@zarintasnim4093]

Mir Sultan Khan was a cook or a slave of an Indian Maharaja. He picked up the game just by watching his master playing with other maharajas of that time. His master was a chess lover and played fine. While watching once he suggested a good move to his master and said that it would have been better if he played that move. Hearing so, the Maharaja asked him to play a game of chess with him and Mir Sultan Khan won all the games they played. Being defeated, the Maharaja was surprised of Mir Sultan's talent and took him to play in the British Championships.

[@amitmatre4722]

zarin tasnim was it a maharaja or was it sm British officer??

[@karlheinzkobras]

According to my knowledge he was the servant of a british officer. This officer took him back when he was moved to India (?) again.

[@MaheshKumar-cx6uq]

Zarin tasnim, yes.

[@diskgiant5060]

Absolutely loved this game +MatoJelic ! Are many other Sultan Kahn games this crazy?! I might not mind seeing a couple games from little-known players here or there. :)

[@giriiyer3968]

This was a wonderful positional, slow absorbing and an absorbing complex line by Alekhine. Lovely finish by Alekhine,though there was no cm. I enjoyed it thoroughly.thks mato sir.

[@Prasen1729]

Great talented players. Show us Sultan Khan defeating Alekhine.

[@LJLMETAL]

This is the Sultan Khan variation. That had me laughing. Great game, Mato! Thank you for posting it

[@altimate1]

Sultan Khan defeated almost all World Champions of his period.

[@andreadiatene]

That was a truly amazing game! Thank you Mato!

[@sarahrangelov2976]

Show us Khan defeating Capablanca please!

[@thebarberrj]

Very good game! The positions were very complicated in this one. Mir Sultan Khan was one of the toughest competitors I've ever seen.. I personally prefer to watch games like this more than Alexander Alekhine playing people in simuls that aren't on his level. Even with his opponent having time to think he still too much any, just good player. Hopefully more Khan video breakdowns are to come as well. Thanks

[@thebarberrj]

+Apollonian Apollonius I get that. And it is still impressive to be able to make such accurate assessments in such short periods of time. But world champions are so gifted that they usually only need a few moments to glance at a chess position to know the best move. And plan of attack. To a common spectator or novice, it is amazing. But to those who know how fine tuned a world champion's or top contender's mind is, it's quite natural he or she can win against a room full of lesser players. But when two of the world's best (in their primes) lock horns. That's a beautiful thing!.. That's kind of across the board. In any sport! You know what I'm saying but I can appreciate the simuls as well for what they are worth, it's just a preference thing. But Mato is the best at this. I just had to put my 2 cents in it

[@martm216]

Mato is a superb commentator and analyst.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@martm216]

@@MatoJelic you're very welcome!

[@ahoirg]

Wouldn't it be a better move if the pawn move d5 to d6 at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="513">8:33</a> ?

[@olivierdro6986]

great player Sultan Khan.. still remember his legendary victory against Capablanca...

[@samuelrosenbalm]

you must be old

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Happy New Year 2022 !

[@briankarcher8338]

Khan appeared to play quite well. He was getting slowly strangled though. Perhaps if he castled he could have drawn?

[@ValamaMeite]

he barely castle in his games.

[@MaheshKumar-cx6uq]

As an uneducated country person who lives in open air, Sultan Khan might be feeling suffocated to castle.

[@groth901]

mato...i always expect at the beggining of the day when your videos are available and sometimes when i wake up from bed, first thing i do is to watch the game of the day you upload. like someone say before...i think many people know what s going on on alekhine's board and know his difficults move he does, but that doesn't mean they have to write it here o let you know about it. many people because of you improved a lot their chess because of what i read here. i asked you many times when u are uploading alekhine with black pieces and you never answer me or changed your way of videos. anyway...good work and thanks

[@timothyroberts3352]

Another game that shows why Alekhine'should be on everyone's short list for greatest chess player of all time just look at the tactical precision and technical smoothness of his game against Sultan Kan

[@satheeshs.gottipati6408]

Excellent game by sultan khan

[@jarmokajander7990]

THANK YOU!!

[@vitakyo982]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="565">9:25</a> , after bishop takes on e7 , why doesn't black recapture with the rook ?

[@nitishdas22]

1...Rxe7 2.Nxd7 Rxd7 3.dxe6 Rd8 (3...Re7 4.Qb8+ Re8 5.Qxe8#) 4.Qc7 followed by Qf7+ and e7 .... white wins

[@CharlesB147]

Alexander Alekhine: Doing what no Mir Sultan Khan ... I'll see myself out. :P

[@AvneetSinghKhorana]

Charles Bauserman "no mere sultan can", for those who didn't get it

[@vampireducks1622]

Ha, that was brilliant.

[@-CantHurtMe-]

nice vid mato keep it up

[@nitishdas22]

MOTA appreciating MATO XD

[@thequeensconquerer316]

+MatoJelic I have a question. In many videos, I've seen the commentator sayong that taking the (often pinned) knight on f6/c6 (for black) or f3/c3 (for white) with the bishop is bad. But in many videos, I've seen this position recommended. This happened in this game as well, during the early game phase, when white bishop took black bishop on c6. Could you please explain when should the bishop take the pinned knight during the opening phase?

[@akshayan1340]

I think it might be that if the knight is dangerous, can potentially cause counterplay, or if it causes a fractured pawn structure, it may be recommended to take the knight.

[@thequeensconquerer316]

Thank you

[@code3paris]

Thank you Mato! :)

[@AZR1011]

one of those games that i wanted to finish soon, so hard to guess the moves.

[@dishil1]

Ohhh My God..!:-$ Alekhine's Games is Speechless. Osum Game...:) I wonder how he find Wining move. I Know he Was Greatest GM of All time but it is Hard to find it. He was Unique. Thanks Mato..:) #TrueFan #MatoJelic

[@eryniswan6518]

In this game Alekhine shows his loyal audience how to integrate or connect each step of his troops from the opening until the final attack of his opponent surrenders. and aa usually I am amazed by Mato who always has reasonable guesses

[@mtemikibasa1072]

The winning move was like engine move, hats off to alekhine

[@1satyaghosal]

Wonderful game. Is there a way that I can get myself rated? Just want to know how bad I am at chess ;)

[@nazlone]

Thank you Mato for Sultan Khan vs Alekhine game.Was there a game where Sultan Khan defeated Alekhine?

[@nursohel7362]

alekhain never lost against Mir sultan khan... alekhain wins three game and one drew against Sultan khan

[@nursohel7362]

alekhain never lost against Mir sultan khan... alekhain wins three game and one drew against Sultan khan

[@nazlone]

Thanx Nur for the info

[@bohdanskrynnyk1576]

it was not hard to find pong on d5, it is a preparation for bishop to b4 square . If it would not be a treat on d4 square then alekhine would probably play bishop on b4. After Kg8 it is also possible to pong on d6 which is a second strongest move, that i found at first.

[@daaniyaalhariss4212]

what if bishop from f8 to b4 at 4 30 timings of the video?

[@petramarbun7229]

The move is so hard to predict which i highly appreciate.

[@sergioburciaga14]

Sultan should’ve done another defense

[@HollyMartins]

Sometimes I wonder.............I saw a video were Magnus Carlsen played 3 games at the same time blindfolded vs 3 seeing players. .....and he won them all..................

[@guiladshmaya1]

is Mato back for a while now?

[@JLPicard1648]

Why not Bxb3 instead of e6?

[@josephcoleman57]

The irony of a slave named Sultan Khan

[@Brohhskii]

Why are all of your videos including Alexander Alekhine? try switching it up a bit

[@DerpTrollson]

What if d6 is played instead of taking bishop????

[@thekiller182ify]

I was told that Alekhine played Trotski when he was in prison during the russian revolution, is this true Mato? Any hopes of you posting a video with that game?

[@pascuajass]

Apollonian Apollonius how do you know? please reply.

[@somaliano99kingkonghimself75]

The Indian chess genus he could not tight ore read English he never studied chess like we do today. And he won the English champion ship

[@fujiapple9675]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="147">2:27</a> I guessed A4. It wasn't that hard to figure out. It was Alekhine after all.

[@richardfeynman5560]

Alekhine played like he was from another world!

[@bobdole7292]

these videos depress me. i'm so terrible at chess.

[@ed1pk]

Cheer up! Paul Morphy once said, "The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life." ;)

[@Narrowcros]

Sultan Khan played well in the opening, really took long to play e6 though and terribly slow development

[@MrXav90]

No knight sacrifice ?? Is it really Alekhine ?

[@HeyKevinYT]

Yes.

[@sarangu8867]

Mato, appreciate if you can go a little slow with the commentary and pace of the game. It is too fast to grasp anything. If you are expecting all your viewers to know all chess openings by heart, that would be a mistake.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

When the moves are un-important, he goes fast ; when they are important, he stops.

[@ZacLinton]

I saw a few mistakes by black. Move 33 take the bishop with the rook... Rxe7, instead of pawn taking pawn. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="567">9:27</a> I see no checkmate after that. Option A: If pawn takes pawn after that, then so what? Take back with the black rook putting pressure on his rook. If Alekhine moves his rook, then it's checkmate on the back rank for white by moving black queen to B1. Option B: The queen can't go anywhere to put the king in check except b8 which does nothing... you move the rook back. The king is not in check on d6 if the queen goes there. If the knight takes the bishop, then the rook takes the knight. There are a few other variations... but I think that was a big mistake not to take back the bishop. Alekhine still rocks of course.

[@atomtherealsteel]

@Zac Linton its losing for black as well because after rxe7 nxd7, rxd7 dxe6 & then the threat is qb8 with mating attatck if h6 then exd7 losing anyways.i hope it was helpful

[@Herman47]

After dxe6, how about Qxe6, and if Rxe6 then Rd1++ If instead of Rxe6, Qb8+ is played, then Kf7. (Maybe I am missing something,).

[@Herman47]

After dxe6 Qxe6, maybe best is Kf1, which I see a continuation, Qd6 Qxd6 Rxd6 Re7 Rd5, and I am not sure if black can get a draw.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

This is why Fischer said, Alekhine played gigantic conceptions. Fischer was right !!!

[@bebeto6861]

alekhine one of the greatest players, very difficult to beat

[@طلالالهويدي-ج3ث]

Your voice is gooood hhhhhh golden voice

[@springnuance7048]

he can stand 34 moves very good

[@Potrice1337]

Black played extremely well.

[@danielgautreau161]

After 29.d5 if 29...,ed5, it seems that White wins with 30.Rei1,Qf5 31.Bb4, bd7 32,Qd6!!

[@HeyKevinYT]

Aleheen traveled to many countries.

[@taparb8562]

... Alekhine was a magician because the opponents allowed him to be so, but in the current scenario many masters might be able to successfully blunt his move nevertheless he would still be very admirable, ... am just speculating here.. ty

[@whyareurunning7406]

TaparB what about Nimswotich Capablanca and Lasker ? Alekhine shows his skill against them too

[@Trulsbk]

It's Bern not Berne ;)

[@martm216]

Always good with Mato.

[@RetroChromebookGamer]

sultan?

[@luca-nn2hp]

Very beautyfull ideas by Sultan Kahn, realy stronger player ..but Alekhine ... rsrs

[@oscarbetancourt6628]

damn i wish i could have played alekhine.

[@Mrius86]

I am chess blind today.

[@cassioiks]

Would be nice to post some of Alekhine's defeats also

[@vitakyo982]

Not develloping is bad mistake

[@kerberossi]

Every time Mato laughs, a baby is born.

[@nileshseban1335]

William Blake 🤔😊

[@1970-j6v]

Why do you hate black?

[@Hallands.]

Alekhine not like a machine because he plays 30. Re1 and misses d6! Very human of Alekhine to follow his plan in the endgame where we all risk to err from fatigue and not test every possibility, right? Sultan Khan on the "robbes"...

[@qurbandayi]

alekhine won sultan khan too?? this alekhine really unstopable

[@freedomid4357]

One line gos like dis

[@MrBoobcube]

Sultan Khan defense. I mean Caro Kahn... lol !

[@HeyKevinYT]

Sultan-Khan defense xD

[@arjunmohan7313]

wow

[@collinsmohammad2352]

sounds creepy

[@peterweltweit]

BERN

[@dergrammatik-nazi8999]

First

[@HeyKevinYT]

ok