This is Sultan Khan - The Servant who Defeated Champions

[@ardinhajihil5011]

and after several years, people still remembers sultan khan and not his rich master ironic

[@Vangogh1218]

well said

[@azmatullah5505]

@ 👍

[@johnmcclane4430]

Yes, because he was good at a game we westerners enjoy. How many Go or Mahjong professionals do you know ?

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

@@johnmcclane4430 I highly doubt many go players know about Sultan Khan

[@johnmcclane4430]

@@archdukefranzferdinand567 Yes, that's the point of the argument.

[@kwantator]

So this guy is a Sultan, a Khan, a chess master and a servant at the same time

[@joesimon2018]

Khan!

[@markcynic808]

No. He's a long dead servant. Never a sultan, nor a khan. Just a servant and sometime chess player of unfulfilled potential.

[@balasekharnelli9218]

@@markcynic808 He was an Indian as well as a Pakistani!

[@markcynic808]

@@balasekharnelli9218 Twice blessed or twice cursed? His nationality had nothing to do with his chess talent.

[@balasekharnelli9218]

@@markcynic808 I was just being sarcastic. I know no one's talent is nothing to do with their's nationality. "Sultan Khan" was born in British Colonial India and passed away in Pakistan (which got separated from India post Indian independence).

[@alifunplugged4176]

Legends Has It That Capablanca is Still Moving His Queen Back And Forth...

[@bishalmallick3486]

😂😂

[@gfl1489]

How to add laughing emojis???

[@haronsalidatu1315]

😂

[@abhiram7821]

😂😂😂

[@dibyajyotideka5766]

🤣🤣🤣

[@malcolmabram2957]

Sultan Khan is perhaps the biggest tragedy in chess history.

[@aadarshmoses1767]

Red Dead I disagree. Malcolm mentioned chess history, sultan was trapped and never got to showcase his true potential but was instead treated like a low life. This is a tragedy in the sense he beat world champions with literally an year of training.

[@davidrajaruzicka5546]

@Red Dead Morphy and Fischer did that on their own, Sultan was forced by the law. Big difference.

[@thechallenger752]

Crab legs he didn’t teach chess to his sons as he didn’t think of it as worthwhile. He also hated being in Europe.

[@unnaturalatrophy5377]

@unknowning unknown how is Holocaust related to chess?

[@unnaturalatrophy5377]

@unknowning unknown that doesn't matter. It's not part of the chess history. There were many chess players among the victims of ww1 and ww2 as well. But that doesn't mean they are part of the chess history.

[@hckr_-gh7se]

It hurts me a lot that this guy wasn't able to leave his servitude and pursue his own wants. He was clearly a genius.

[@suryabhanyadav4985]

To inform you this is how the British empire was set. History is not really taught in UK. The sun never sets was due to dehumanization and submission. I hope you read the history and make aware people of past. Let's forgive but not forget.

[@thechallenger752]

He wanted to leave Europe and didn’t think of Chess as worthwhile, sounds like he got what he wanted.

[@danacook9468]

Enslaved People deserve freedom whether or not they are geniuses

[@hckr_-gh7se]

@@danacook9468 Did I say otherwise? Stupid comment.

[@kosmosyche]

AFAIK he hated London and was very happy to return home. He also didn't think chess was a good professional carreer, didn't even teach his children, saying they should learn something more useful in life.

[@kostailijev7489]

Capablanca once stated that he has known only one chess genius his entire life: Sultan Khan!!

[@dhruvdust1812]

Reference

[@johnvonneumannsdaddy8207]

@@dhruvdust1812 source: trust me bro

[@Ayd1th]

"The fact that even under such conditions he succeeded in becoming a champion reveals a genius for chess which is nothing short of extraordinary." - Capablanca

[@unicockboy1666]

I mean, he defeats a chess world champion after one year of studying, probably was a genius, might have become the strongest chessplayer to have ever lived and his master took him back to India for dishwashing? WTF?

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

That's the reality (and crime) of slavery for you....

[@bobbyfischer604]

I know right? Should've exploited the dude more.

[@siralfrednobel]

Fun fact,He did not taught his son how to play chess,he thought people has better things do.

[@vatsaljadav5528]

British ruined a lot of good talents for their personal sefish gains in the 19th and 20th century... also they stole a lot of valuables from each country they ruled.. thats why ill always hate british no matter what

[@christiaanhendriks9579]

On the other hand, his Wikipedia entry states that he hated being in Britain because the British climate wreaked havoc on his health, with Khan describing going back to Punjab as 'being freed from prison'. He seems to have preferred a calm life in his home country, so I doubt he ever would've played chess in Europe if it wasn't for his master.

[@zumbaladin]

If you ever needed a justification for the line "don't start by learning openings, study end games and middle games instead" Sultan Khan is your man.

[@CGoody564]

zumbaladin yeah... except the entire reason he placed last in that first tournament was because of his lack of opening knowledge, which inherently can't be navigated without learning opening theory due to how open ended it is.

[@galactica1419]

zumbaladin I never watch opening and skip to the mid and end game, which has improved my eating by 300 just in a month

[@galactica1419]

I know some opening and don’t think I would need to to go too deep into opening until when if I decide to become a master

[@skirk248]

Opening is important but if you have a strong understanding of middle and end games you'll be great

[@briant2140]

@@galactica1419 so you are saying that chess makes people obese?...!

[@jlynem]

I get the sense that when Capablanca was fiddling with his queen he knew he was in a worse position and was waiting to see if Khan would blunder

[@TheGremlin012]

I've never seen another game where Capablanca didn't have a move. Sultan played more like a machine than a human. I wonder what a game between him and Morphy would've been like if they were of the same era.

[@playerunknown3234]

@@TheGremlin012 morphy would have lost

[@mauriciolandos4712]

@@playerunknown3234 Not sure, morphy was also a genius, that guy learned chess all by himself without any theory and without practicing with other masters, but the first time he played with grandmasters he beat the hell out of them.

[@naeembakht7157]

Mauricio Landos morphy would have lost, no doubt. He’s my favourite but after watching this video, Sultan was something special. Morphy made a lot of inaccuracies that actually gave his opponents the upper hand. Watching sultan is like watching a computer, his moves are generated with great precision. Not to mention, he defeated one of the greatest chessmasters and prodigies to ever live without castling and giving up his queen.

[@naeembakht7157]

Mauricio Landos When Sultan Khan first travelled to Europe his English was so rudimentary that he needed an interpreter. Unable to read or write, he never studied any books on the game, and he was put into the hands of trainers who were also his rivals in play. He never mastered openings which, by nature empirical, cannot be learned by the application of common sense alone. Under these adverse circumstances, and having known international chess for a mere seven years, only half of which was spent in Europe, Sultan Khan nevertheless had few peers in the middlegame, was among the world's best two or three endgame players, and one of the world's best ten players. This achievement brought admiration from Capablanca who called him a genius, an accolade he rarely bestowed.

[@davidwestwood6850]

Fascinating story and game and commentary. Khan's story is tragic.

[@vuktucakov1125]

David Westwood Must agree with you, David. Quite a loss for the chess world. It's like chopping a leg from a soccer player.. Pretty sad..

[@evyuser]

Yes, reminds me of the indian mathematician, Ramanujan. Practically similar lines between these two stories. I recommend reading about the magnificent and tragic story of his short life.

[@zachheath8645]

Sultan khan plays like alpha zero and Casablanca is stockfish

[@vampireducks1622]

:) That's a good analogy! I was thinking myself how unusual it was that Khan wasn't castling and was using his King more actively instead, just like AplhaZero in a game against Stockfish.

[@ritamdutta5860]

@@vampireducks1622 That's probably because castling in indian chess was different.. they had to use the king more actively... surely he would've learnt that

[@jacksonpope3955]

Capablanca*

[@anbee8127]

Castling is a compulsive habit for many players. They do it just because it's a move. This was a very pure game and extremely intense at the same time.

[@raveendrank.n.3449]

Then sultan khan vs alpha zero

[@eastweymouthchris]

His chess looks like something from another planet.

[@adarshtiwari9058]

*_Yes and that planet is India..._*

[@jaidevtyagi1033]

Feels like Alphazero vs Stockfish

[@shamsursagor293]

@Oissev Onos Capablanca was in force to do so..

[@shamsursagor293]

@Oissev Onos Ok.. Good day to you also..

[@carsten3987]

@@jaidevtyagi1033 I thought the exact same thing. If you are a chess genius like Sultan Khan, maybe the Alphazero approach is the right way to go: Don't listen to established chess theory, don't learn from known opening theory of others, but just listen to your own intuition and learn from your own experience :)

[@eroszakos9042]

People in the comments: "This man's story is tragic!" Wikipedia: "Miss Fatima, also a servant of Sir Umar, had won the British Ladies Championship in 1933 by a remarkable three-point margin, scoring ten wins, one draw, and no losses.[1][20] She said that Sultan Khan, upon his return to India, felt as though he had been freed from prison.[21] In the damp English climate, he had been continually afflicted with malaria, colds, influenza, and throat infections, often arriving to play with his neck swathed in bandages.[5][19][22][22][23] Sir Umar died in 1944, leaving Sultan Khan a small farmstead, where he lived for the rest of his life.[5][19][22] Ather Sultan, his eldest son, recalled that he would not coach his children at chess, telling them that they should do something more useful with their lives.[22]" Someone being good at something doesn't necessarily correlate with what they want to do with their lives.

[@genmapi]

I want everyone to know this story in this comment section

[@henryleonardo3544]

Very true statement at the bottom but how many people suffer from chess fever?!? I think I understand Sultan as to why he didn’t want his kids to get involved with it. It’s easily obsessive

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

​@@henryleonardo3544chess is a rabbit hole

[@themastema1189]

Wait...what? Did I heard that right? He defeated...José Raúl Capablanca?! While studying for just ONE year? Bullshit...That's....a life achievement!!!!!!!!! Edit: As a matter a fact, this might have been one of the most enjoyable games you've posted, at least in my opinion. The people involved, the plot, in under one year? I wouldn't be suprised if they made a movie about this, much better than alot of hollywood shit out there!

[@RedArremer]

Researching on Wikipedia, it's a bit misleading to claim he only studied chess for one year to beat top players. He himself was a child prodigy at the game, only with a couple different pawn rules used in India. A year to overcome that while ALREADY being a master is perfectly reasonable.

[@neinty-neinmonika2861]

@11 11 wtf are u talking about, it's just a chess game Jesus

[@Blade.5786]

@11 11 It seems you are trying your best to change the topic so you can express your bull crap views here. GTFO. I won't even give you the pleasure of an argument. Au revoir!

[@mauriciolandos4712]

@11 11 What are you talking about? This generation is the most educated generation ever, the only reason why now we see more retards than before is because everyone has a camera on their pocket and everyone has social media to express their opinion. In the past expressing opinions to the population was only achieved by the very highest elite.

[@clow0123]

Wait wait wait, sultan khan opening is really similar to alphazero favorite opening. He is like a engine himself, playing capablanca who is a truly engine and even beats him!!! Its like stockfish vs alphazero from the 30s!!!!

[@trucid2]

He invited the chess players to humiliate his servant. Such is the fate of a servant who outshines his master.

[@etoussier]

But to be a servant, it is also in his mind. He should have left his "master" and do whatever he wanted to be.

[@etoussier]

Maybe it is a fault of the caste system in India. Maybe he felt he was "born" to be a servant. ?

[@dikshantraj6005]

That's Punishable by death dude

[@akshatsingh5528]

Ellis Toussier Bigio He couldn't have just left his master. The master was a Maharaja!! Resigning from a job as an actual King's servant wouldn't have done him anything good. Especially during that time period.

[@silverzero9524]

he cant. or else he may have been killed and his family too probably

[@musicman6572]

Earlier today I watched a video on the history of the top 10 players in chess on a channel called abbabaca or something like that and sultan Khan appeared at #2/3 and I'm like I've never heard of this guy and then u post this what a coincidence

[@agadmator]

+Music man That is a coincidence :D Nice

[@anirbansarkar6027]

Music man ... Ya.... And many people also belivd that The Turk was real.... 😎

[@cedriccappelle]

Capablanca*

[@ianadelstein42]

It’s called the Beider-Meinhoff effect.

[@marc0limabreu]

@@ianadelstein42 thanks for the extra knowledge! It always happens to me, and now I know that there is an actual name for the phenomen

[@ytmndman]

There actually is another story about him, it's said that later in life he was shown some of the games from the Botvinnik vs. Bronstein World Championship match, and he commented that they both seemed to be weak players.

[@shahidmela5179]

ytmndman : He was 'Sultan' and 'Khan' in name only, reflecting his parents' desire for him to achieve fame and fortune. It is a great tragedy. Such talent went to waste. He should have stayed in England and made something of himself. I suppose he could have been a great chess teacher if nothing else. He eventually died of a broken broken heart. He didn't want any of his children to play chess. If he was from an upper social class, he would have been well versed in English like his master and life might have taken a different turn for him.

[@badereric]

ytmndman a stupid comment because no matter what way you slice it, he wasn’t significantly better but possibly slightly better by natural talent

[@sunsofhumour430]

Actually, he himself wanted to comeback... As he didn't like english conditions... His health detiorated there and he didn't know english at all. So his master brought him back because of his own wish.

[@akashrima7917]

@@badereric Wait a minute if you call a man who didn't knew the rules of European chess , didn't knew proper chess theory, but managed to defeat champions like Capablanca, then I don't know whom would you call a grandmaster.

[@badereric]

@@akashrima7917 wait a minute I never said gm strength?

[@Count.Dracula46]

My great grandfather, himself being a powerful landlord of Central Punjab, Pakistan, knew about Mr. Sultan Khan and the family he worked for. By the way, Mir Sultan Khan managed to get his children educated and several of them have served at the highest bureaucratic positions in the Government of Pakistan. There is no doubt that he was arguably the strongest and most intelligent chess player of at least a great chunk of 20th century, despite being the least educated in terms of modern chess. Pure, raw calculating ability and creative ingenuity. Great, great humble person.

[@lomax343]

The master in question was Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan, who seems to have collected chess champions. Another servant of his, known only as Miss Fatima as far as I can trace, won the British Ladies Championship in 1933.

[@adarshtiwari9058]

Great ... you have great potential to study history...go ahead friend... even I know the entire history of miss Fatima...

[@sozibrahman8504]

@adarsh tiwari oh! Can you request agamator to show a game of Fatima

[@rishirajghosh7214]

there is a documentary of her

[@lomax343]

@@rishirajghosh7214 Without saying where this documentary is available, this is not a helpful comment.

[@ianwhitchurch864]

@@lomax343 There are a couple of her games here, including two of her wins at the British Ladies Championship at Hastings in 1933. www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter60.html#CN_6208

[@kahwigulum]

Capa notices that he's been defeated. Looks down, reflects. Then roars. *KHAAAAAAAAAN!*

[@nukeshkrishna9494]

Hahaha..!!! This one got me...

[@bohemiandoomer44]

Where is this from?

[@justkhanhtung]

Hmhmhm uhhUhuh star trek, the recent ones if you still want to know.

[@Tempusverum]

“Yours.... is Superior”

[@piescespiesces602]

I subscribed because besides the chess game itself, often you have short stories. Like this time about the sultan. I love them.

[@pokerandphilosophy8328]

The main reason why the great Capablanca lost to Khan is because he was quite unnerved by his playing style. He had to tell him repeatedly: "I don't mind if you call you bishop an elephant, it still can't jump over my goddamn chariots!"

[@tefikkaradaban9631]

well we call bishop literally elephant in turkish so its maybe because of that?

[@faizshaikh476]

Rook is called an elephant not the bishop, bishop is known as 'Oont' hindi for camel.

[@tefikkaradaban9631]

its called that in turkish and rook is called castle(in turkish ofc)

[@nihalt.j5624]

PN Houle bishop is called camel or chariot in India. It is the rook that is called elephant.

[@jareeullah47]

PN Houle seems like you were sitting there ... Capablanca is and always will be my favourite but you can not deny the brilliancy of sultan khan

[@Sn28sept]

For those guys who think he only defeated capablanca, he also defeated Rubinstein and alekhine.😎

[@strek45]

And Frank Marshall...all the greats fell to him

[@mayankthakur5137]

He needs to be awarded the GM title

[@ianwhitchurch864]

I'd like to see him and Nezhi play off for it ...

[@Sn28sept]

Forget GM...he wasn't even rated by FIDE

[@mousammallik7526]

@@Sn28sept Because there wasn't a FIDE back then

[@mikevaldez7684]

Wow, awesome game! Sultan Khan ! Amazing, brilliant, and, as always, great commentary, always insightful, interesting...I will never forget this great player, Sultan Khan. What a delight and privilege to be able to appreciate this historic masterpiece

[@munirkhan6405]

Khan won another game from Capablanca with black : London ENG, Apr-1928

[@michelangeloadamantiel7685]

Thank you for such a heartwarming video. I just read what Pat Mills said in the introduction of Slaine, and that the company was worried that his more "sappy" stories would lose readers and so they told him to not do as many, and that he needed to make his stories more "episodic" so as not to lose readers because of the weekly comics that came out (from other companies). They didn't wanna get too deep into an epic slow moving but bigger climax story cus people want fast-paced stuff, was the their thinking, squelching out beautiful story telling. So it's nice to see your channel give "sappy" stories for a change and not worry so profusely about providing fast-paced material for an increasingly braindead generation of halfwits. There are still people out there who enjoy slow and heartwarming stories. And a game with a good slow burn. ;) So thank you for not leaving this one out. Watching your videos I really appreciate you as a person. And last time in your videos you mentioned "But I don't care what the engine says. I like this move." Good for you compadre! Engines are a fine tool but not to be overestimated or replaced with human creativity or beauty!

[@guyleavitt5292]

So glad to learn of Sultan Khan’s story, thanks much! The link you posted mentions that he was already an all-India chess champion, so his quick ascent in European chess is maybe not so surprising. You seemed to apologize a bit for how straightforward this game is, but I found it entertaining (rooks/bishops vs. queen + minor pieces) and aesthetic (pawn structures and plans). Looking forward to playing through more of his games. The perfect end to his story was this line: "Ather Sultan, his eldest son, recalled that he would not coach his children at chess, telling them that they should do something more useful with their lives."

[@shaileshkumar104]

Other reason might be chess is looked down in islam and prohibited.

[@Directlite664]

@@shaileshkumar104 not true.

[@Directlite664]

@Tangent of circle. I don't know how chess is related to gambling games, but chess was famous among islamic world. Ofcourse, evidently no one took it seriously and actually studied it. I can't blame them.

[@Directlite664]

@Tangent of circle. Mate, believe me, chess was very famous in islamic regions. I am not even boosting about it. Seriously, i don't care. I was stating a fact. Believe me. I hear chess spread to the english through muslims and checkmate is shah mate, meaning shah is dead. Also, Betting could be done in any games. Board or non board. Doesn't mean it is haram. Only betting is haram.

[@aymaankhuraishi]

@@shaileshkumar104 As a Muslim myself who has read the Quran many times, I can tell you that's not true. Only gambling/betting is haram.

[@pranaytony]

Sultan Khan is the Greatest Chess Player ever on this planet!💐

[@donkbonktj5773]

not rly.

[@student7259]

He’s a real life pawn.

[@esh6767]

That's so sad yet so true :(

[@dkpandey1996]

Yeah... A pawn who was not allowed to promote by his king.

[@Ahmmunition]

Damnn, what an analogy

[@samihamid3164]

Chess player Sultan Khan hailed from Sargodha, Pakistan 🇵🇰, and happened to be my maternal great grandfather's step-brother. Whenever I played cards or chess with my siblings in the company of my maternal grandmother, she would often reminisce and talk about him. It was through her guidance that I learned to play chess (the subcontinent version) when I was just 5 years old. She once shared that Sultan Khan had given up playing chess and discouraged his children from pursuing it, believing it to be a waste of time compared to other important aspects of life. This information was later corroborated when I researched him on the internet, although my grandmother is not familiar with how the internet works. My grandmother's interests revolved around board games, cards, and watching WWE, which influenced us to develop an affinity for wrestling as well. I mention this because I observed her strong preferences and dislikes. Despite never having attended school and being a housewife all her life, she displayed remarkable mathematical skills. At the age of 86, she continues to lead a vibrant life. Interestingly, I too faced discouragement from my elders regarding spending time on board games, being urged to focus on other more valuable pursuits. Nonetheless, I am grateful for the lessons my elders taught me, including Sultan Khan's example of not allowing his children to indulge excessively in board games.

[@missiongovtservice9877]

antonio great to know about sultan khan ,being a indian i didnt knew his story,thanks.

[@advancednutritioninc908]

Nice Game! ... But a little frustrating to watch with white having no moves for quite a while. Almost seems like Capablanca should have resigned about 10 moves earlier. He really didn't do anything for the last 15 moves. :)

[@agadmator]

Yes, an unfortunate game for Capa, it cost him first place at this Hastings tournament :)

[@unDesi]

He may not have had a lot of moves, but his queen did. She danced around a lot.

[@carlchaze2255]

He was probably making fast moves and hoping for khan to blunder. Which even the best would have.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

There's a very, VERY, good chance Sultan Khan was one of the greatest players, possibly the greatest, in the 20th century. Among the likes of Fischer, Kasparov, Tal, and ofcourse Capablanca, but he was held back by his master. The worst thing is that this is more likely than not to be a very common thing, not only in chess but everything. There are 40 million slaves in the world right now and imagine how many of them are being held back due to their living conditions. Same case in underdeveloped countries, many of those people who fight for water could be prodigies if they were in better conditions and had the time to focus on passions.

[@theohallworth2632]

if capitalism didn’t hold people back

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Slavery is the ultimate form of Capitalism, like imperialism is the ultimate form of exploitation.

[@ebwholesaler]

- " ALL my pawns are STUCK !!! " (Capablanca) - " You surrender, soon ? " (Khan) - " You pay the beer ? Let's go to a pub... " (Capablanca) - " My treat ! " (Khan smiling...)

[@SanjeevDD]

Amazing story, feel sad world missed out on such a talent.

[@howtobeit9149]

He didn't even know how to read or write... therefore wasn't able to read or learn the chess material the way we do... it's truly amazing.

[@martinprieto9713]

It's great that you're getting all these subs and the recognition you deserve. Great channel mate! (pun intended)

[@agadmator]

+BraiNDEAD Thank you :)

[@Talisman730]

Sultan Khan had a surprisingly enormous chess talent to do what he did in such a short span of time.

[@wahomemuotia8887]

Definitely chess is the best game It cuts through the society as a hot knife cuts butter Sultan with his basic life achieved alot and more importantly he was great

[@jandal487]

Honored to belong to a neighboring village of Sultan Khan here in Punjab, Pakistan :) Sadly, got to know about him recently on the internet!

[@Lorendrawn]

Always interesting when you see an intersection of different styles. His Indian chess principles led him through paths which allowed him to absolutely strangle Capablanca by sacrificing a queen.

[@Chris.M]

If he was playing today everyone would have suspected he is using an engine 😂

[@aayazi]

Thank you for this game. I would like to see more of his games.

[@richarddeese1991]

Thanks! It is always sad to see any human occupy the position of involuntary servitude for reasons other than apprenticeship! Even beyond the basic issue of human rights, I can't imagine what we as humans have lost by relegating some members of our species to slavery in any of its insidious forms. History has always shown that even when one people treat another as servants, that in no way dictates superiority! It only embodies a temporary situation - however unjustly prolonged! Thanks again. Rikki Tikki.

[@govindindurkar3100]

he also beat rubenstien in the same tournament. can you also show that game.leonard bardeen had once published it in his column.

[@mikevaldez7684]

I loved this story! And what an amazing game! Sultan Khan! Incredible, beautiful game. This is one of my favourite chess channels, great commentary, succinct, concise, quick and to the point...very articulate, precise and accurate...

[@harryohschmidt1247]

Nice game and well done. Servant huh? I'm bewildered and speechless. Seems his Master was an A-hole. When in doubt, move a pawn.

[@mviv6339]

Took him to uk from India. In those days it was a long ship journey. No air India or delta airlines. Like today , no money in chess and a man has to eat and support his family.

[@Philopantheon82]

Chess can create beautiful contradiction like this, a servant who was a chess master!!! I will remember Mr. Khan

[@Marlboro100sfan]

This proves chess-mind is something you should born with it. Maybe I should stop playing chess :/

[@davidwestwood6850]

Certainly some people have a natural affinity and talent for chess. Disciplined study and practice can help those of us not so gifted to play competently, improve and enjoy the game even if we don't become masters. Play for the beauty and thrill of chess.

[@diosdadoapias]

yes Tal did that and became even a champion.

[@JIM2oob]

... chess is FUN :))

[@Marlboro100sfan]

WHAT ?!!!!!

[@spirit9871]

BerylusRed But how well does Jesus play chess?

[@thedoctorate]

Tragic life. Thank you for highlighting Mir Sultan Khan.

[@natebane4699]

He's simply one hell of a butler

[@leadnitrate2194]

Great joke.

[@student7259]

Black Butler had a lot of chess references from my memory, also Ciel was in Victorian England, kinda interesting.

[@Blade.5786]

I did NOT expect this reference here,of all places

[@itachiuchiha9773]

sultan khan was the 1st unofficial GM from ASIA. FIDE never awarded him the title because he simply disappeared and was inactive for a loooong time. INDIA gained independence in 1947 and sultan khan eventually died in 1966. 3 years later in 1969 vishy anand was born.....

[@BLUEGENE13]

i swear every single game capablanca plays he doubles his rooks

[@ianwhitchurch864]

It's like Paul Morphy developing all his pieces. There is a hint there, for the rest of us.

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Its really good that Agadmator explains why the pawn on f2 cannot be captured by the Black queen. Gotham chess doesn't.

[@yiuqwfj]

servant, serve me some tea! and now, beat the chess world champion! but don't be back late to serve me some tea!

[@1471emre]

An unexpected lecture, i was imagine Sultan Khan as any King because Sultan nick uses for the Ottoman Kings or his sons, and at some arabic countries for the leaders, i am so sad for Sultan Khan, if he were live today i think he would have a different life as he had lived, thank you sir for the nice instructive lesson.

[@1001011011010]

Emre Öztürk he was Sultan in name only, he was servant but good in chess

[@jordanmcgoat7009]

Thank you for the chess history knowledge.

[@elegomeskin]

Thank's for this...chess does not discriminate between master and servant, just humans.

[@emorkTLK]

Good chess but what a sad story. Thanks to age of enlightment, things changed. Though still a long way to go.

[@saratkumar2009]

God level depth in both players n in the play..I won't say it's really complicated...it's handcrafted beautifully by both GEMS lead by Sultan Khan, the most deep n matured player Chess has ever played, not an iota of doubt as per database...feel proud of seeing Sultan's craft

[@alpha3798]

I love how the capa fans try to defend him no matter what

[@kekepalms3065]

Sultan Khan’s game is so methodically slow; he gains small positional advantages that neutralize the game and then trap the opponent. Further, I love how good he is at playing at the center of the board.

[@MadderMel]

That is in one word , Astonishing !!

[@garden-bird-farm-fish813]

The only news i know from this channel. Thanx Agad. 👍👍👍

[@bigfuss4135]

I believe both of them are long gone by now. But I surely know who IS the Master and who is the slave. To Sultan Khan, The Great Indian MASTER!

[@vijaychugh6030]

Sultan Khan should be awarded GRANDMASTER title posthumously. What a great player he was!!!!

[@rejeebush]

Can you believe this match took place after world war 1, in 1930 and slavery was still legal. This is like 90 years ago. Wtf.

[@ianwhitchurch864]

"Employee" is the term you are looking for.

[@rameshms6230]

@@ianwhitchurch864 Unwillingly employed = enslaved

[@arpanmukherjee961]

@@rameshms6230 willingly bruh....he was an employee in office

[@paulcowan2180]

Slavery had not been legal in the British Empire for a century when this took place. There are parts of Asia where it remained legal until at least the 196os

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Dress it any way you like..the English language is good at that.

[@vivektulja4516]

Sultan Khan, unfortunately, could not cope with the cold and damp English climate. He was sick during most of his stay in England. Another Indian genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan, had similar health issues and left England because of them, and he died at age 32. When Sultan Khan returned to India in 1933, he said something like "I feel like I have been released from a prison" because of the weather conditions in England.

[@AEFic]

What is it about adagmator that makes him so personable? I feel like I'm chilling in the living room with him.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

The life of Sultan Kahn is an interesting illustration of how deep the feelings of their own superiority (and being of THE superior race) are embedded in the English upper class.

[@thechallenger752]

Charles van der Hoog he was owned by a fellow Indian.

[@nitinmahajan3017]

He wasn't a servant to a British lord. He was a servant to an Indian king.

[@realAamirShahzad]

It wasn't India at the time and british were ruling ... last king sub-continent seen was in 1857 named bahadur shah zafar ... he was serving to british .. please see some history

[@nitinmahajan3017]

@@realAamirShahzad - he was a servant to Nawab sir Malik hayat Khan of tiwana. Nawab = Nawab also spelt Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob or Nobab, was a Royal indicating a sovereign ruler often of a south Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of King.

[@nitinmahajan3017]

@@realAamirShahzad princely states with kings after Indias independence in 1947 - baroda, gwalior, j and k, mysore, Hyderabad.

[@nitinmahajan3017]

@@realAamirShahzad your turn to check some history

[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

@@nitinmahajan3017 He literally worked for the Governor-General for 34 years

[@hirobrin5436]

It reminds me of another genius from India but in different context his name is Srinivasa ramanujan a brilliant mathematician discovered by Sir Geoffrey Hardy and became very good friends.

[@locutusdborg126]

Great video and story.

[@MITRAPARAGKUMAR]

A very nice tribute to Mr. Sultan Khan. I like it (Y)

[@jonathanferguson9226]

I'm surprised you let the bit where he traded 2 rooks for a queen go by. That seems bizarre.

[@johnballard6725]

Most chess players reckon two rooks are slightly more valuable than a queen, perhaps by one pawn ?

[@shyamraj240]

What a genius please give us more of sultan khan

[@biasedconfirmations]

Apparently I was the only one distracted by the itchy doggo in the back... (on the couch) What is their name?

[@agadmator]

+really rando Medo :)

[@priyamd4759]

Not really. I wanted to ask too :-) Thanks,

[@jackiesingleton2351]

yeah it's not just you, I think I have asked at least five times. Dog is super cute. He seems to love laying on his back and running! I love the games and stories but sometimes the dog absolutely steals the show! P

[@ravivaradhan4956]

Sultan Khan's story seemingly has much similarity with that of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The New York Times reporter Robert Kanigel wrote a wonderful book called "The Man Who Knew Infinity" on Ramanujan. It would be such a treat if someone could write a similar tome on Sultan Khan - perhaps, titled "The Serf Who Knew 64-Squares"

[@ottovonbismarck4497]

Mustve been hiding an engine in his lip balm

[@siddharthabhanuroy]

They were moving pieces the same way engines do their "Engine Dance". Have no clue about the ideas behind the moves they were making in their long subtle middle game tussle, too high level for my comprehension. Shows the genius of both masters.

[@ldarshan89]

#suggestion Sultan vs Frank Marshall Liege, 1930

[@sozibrahman8504]

Omg....who won?

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Khan won. Game is featured on Gotham.

[@GurbakshSingh]

Sultan was one of India's best chess talent which was wasted by his master.....He deserved much more than he got

[@MadderMel]

Capablanca is still my hero though !

[@zogzog1063]

An absolutely extraordinary game.

[@omer88f]

الإمكانيات البشرية المهدرة.. Wasted human POTENTIALS

[@tankytrash1281]

عمر فايد - Omer Faied one could argue that chess itself is a waste of human potential

[@puppycasey8883]

Thats exactly what I thought. Thats a shame he didnt buy his freedom through chess ... that would have been ever cooler

[@protonx80]

pls do not take all this too seriously... reality is itself a game... if you will observe .... nature is very wasteful...... this is what even came to notice.... countless geniuses go back without comming even to the notice of themselves

[@omer88f]

@@tankytrash1281 That's what Murphy 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." But if it makes money (and I think it was in those days too) he could've changed his life to something better than slavery.

[@omer88f]

@@puppycasey8883 Envy of the masters.

[@bscsfall2072]

I am from the city of Sultan Khan. Most of things about him are not known to world. He was not a servant. The person who took him to London introduced him like this. If anyone including the owner of this channel want to know more about him and his family can contact me. His son aged 70 is my neighbor. His grand son is my friend

[@Duchyofnovgorod]

I want to know

[@stopover1238]

This is how Britishers exploited indian

[@christiaanhendriks9579]

His master was Indian though

[@amoghbajpai4145]

He is Indian. That is what pleases me most, and he punished Capablanca for his Queen moves.

[@besmart1360]

I think Capablanca loses to Sultan Khan because he think that he can win him on easy like he thinks what he can't be win and Alehin win him in the tournament what decides the prime. Amazing video Antonio :)

[@agadmator]

+Pozdircã Petru Thanks Petru, although, to be fair, Capa was sick during the match with Alekhine. And Alekhine never game him a chance for a rematch. Alekhine avoided him until his death. But when Capa died, Alekhine wrote: Here lies the Great Cuban, the strongest player that ever played, and ever will play the game.

[@HeadHunterzFan92]

Fisher considered Capablanca the strongest too. He spoke in awe of him, of how he didn't study chess yet almost always found the best move by instinct.

[@besmart1360]

I know what Alekhine didn't give a rematch to Capablanca but I don't know that Capa was sick and after Capa died Alekhine wrote so beautiful words about Capablanca

[@samiraljubory6223]

Alekhine the best for ever

[@gangaakash]

Mir Sultan khan was a real genius! He learned Indian chess and played Indian chess most of his life. Yet he learned the modern chess in a quick time (may be a month or so) and produce such an amazing game against one of the finest player of Chess history... those who thinks “what’s a big deal?”, just see the rule of Indian chess and think: • The king is always placed to the right of the queen (as opposed to the left for Black). • When only the king and pawns are left in play, the opponent may not give check, but he can win by stalemate. • The two-step initial pawn move is absent in Indian chess; thus, en passant is also absent. • Normal castling with rook and king is absent. The king can make a knight's move once in a game, known as Indian castling. • On reaching the opposite end of the board, pawns promote to the piece of that square. If it promotes at the initial king's position, it promotes a queen. • Underpromotion is not permitted. • The queen can also make the knight's move in addition to the rook and bishop. It is thus more powerful than in the modern version. • The last piece remaining may not be captured. • The king may not move without being in check. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_chess

[@OlympicSmoker1]

Fascinating story, man. I wanted to ask you how tall are you since you said in one of your videos (the one with the chess puzzle) that you swam. Thanks in advance :)

[@agadmator]

+OlympicSmoker1 How tall? What does that have to do with swimming? :D

[@OlympicSmoker1]

Swimmers are generally very tall. I realise it's a strange association but whatever. I am waiting :D

[@omerhurmaci8013]

he is tall but not because he swims, he is from Crotia :D check out his top 10 facts abour Kasparov. he is like Kasparov x 2

[@MrSupernova111]

What a stupid question. Focus on the chess. Weirdo.

[@agadmator]

Hahahaha, x2 is a bit exaggerating :)

[@TuxedoTalk]

Imagine what this man could have accomplished. Freedom is the most precious thing, above all other wants or needs. Without it you have nothing.

[@anirbansarkar6027]

Here we go... Antonio presents all of u india's 1st chessmaster.....who surpassd slavery to become the chessmaster...and..genius of the 64 squres..... 😎.. Basicly... Indian chess was cld chaturanga..... In old ages in mughal dynasty... Then it was cnvertd to shatranj........... U cn also watch a movie....there is a movie namd " shatranj ka khiladi "..directd by lyf tym oscr award winner Satyajit Ray.... 😎😎... And Mir Sultan Khan was also nicknamd ..... The storm of the chess board.. 😎😎

[@skydragon3857]

il watch that movie

[@anirbansarkar6027]

sky dragon sure...... 😎

[@jasonkey7063]

He became illiterate? Maybe you mean literate? Illiterate means one cannot read or write. Literate means one can read or write.

[@anirbansarkar6027]

Jason Key i jst wantd to mean ..... Illiterate in eductn .. Genius in chess........ Yes he couldnt read... Or write....

[@anirbansarkar6027]

yes ofcourse...he showd his literacy in 64 squres..... :)

[@MrSupernova111]

Beautiful game and performance by Kahn! Its a shame how many people were treated in the past.

[@villaholland]

Ok Ok....just....WTF

[@jinks6dmosher]

BerylusRed yeah realy wtf was that ?

[@xyon9090]

BerylusRed uhmmm, a chess channel is not the best place to preach my brother.

[@puppycasey8883]

Dean Natuno a. He isnt preaching. b. He can do whatever the hell he wants. It's his channel

[@realitities2]

Logan Finn I’m baffled as well

[@Caspitan1]

Puppy Casey Uhm what happened? Nothing seemed unusual this video

[@burtonrivera5253]

Can t understand why destiny is so hard for people to comprehend. The Khan and Maharaj go back several lives together In varied roles.....like each of us.....or some....a few...?

[@brockgeorge6437]

Borderline clickbaity title but pretty intriguing game overall.

[@RuggedPanther]

how is it clickbaity? His name is Sultan Khan, he is a servant and he did defeat a champion,i.e Capablanca. Or maybe you think Capablanca isn't a champion, in which case, god bless you.

[@rkrajhan0]

Subscribed @agadmator...really brilliant games presented in a nice way..

[@agadmator]

Thank you :)