Chess study 26 – Leonid Kubbel study

in Chess Studies Chess Training on December 17, 2017 January 29, 2019

Chess study 26

Leonid Kubbel study

Leonid Ivanovich Kubbel was one of the most productive chess composers of the middle of the 20th century.

Today, we take a look at a beautiful study with the minimum material, which is the best display of the power of the queen and the knight.

[Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "2017.12.17"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Weekly study #26"]  [Black "Kubbel L. "]  [Result "*"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "8/8/1q1p4/1ppp4/8/5N1K/5k2/3Q4 w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "15"]   1. Nh2 $1 {[pgndiagram] The only winning move. White is threatening mate on g4}  Ke3   (1... b4 2. Ng4#) 2. Ng4+ {It will be apparent much later why this check.}  Kf4   (2... Ke4 {Is not better} 3. Nf6+ Kf5 4. Nd7 Qa5 {[pgndiagram]} 5. Qg4#) 3.  Qf1+ {Once again, the only winning move, threatening a potential mate on f6}   (  3. Qd2+ Ke4 {And Black escapes}) 3... Ke4 {[pgndiagram]}   (3... Kg5 4. Qf6+ Kh5  5. Qf5#) 4. Nf6+ Kd4 5. Qd1+ Kc4 6. Qxd5+ {[pgndiagram] The culmination of the  entire study} Kc3   (6... Kb4 {Is met by the amazing} 7. Qa2 $3 {[pgndiagram]  And Black has no defence against Nd5} Qd8 8. Nd5#) 7. Qa8 $3 {[pgndiagram] An  amazing creative achievement by Kubbel. The threat of Nd5 is too strong, and  Black's queen is trapped} Kc4 8. Nd5 {Has nowhere to go with the queen. Simply  stunning} *

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