A tricky study by a tricky guy
The WR Chess Masters Juniors event was a very fruitful event for young Ilamparthi in many ways. First off, he won the WR Chess Masters Juniors event with a perfect 6/6. But not only that - he got to interact with the India no.2 D Gukesh, and go to the ChessBase Office in Hamburg!
So, when Ilamparthi posed an endgame study to IM Sagar Shah on the occasion of the young boy's 14th Birthday on 28th March, it really wasn't that big of a surprise! This is the position in question:
It took IM Sagar Shah around 12-13 minutes to unravel the whole solution! Check out the complete video of Ilamparthi testing Sagar with this endgame study:
Before checking out the complete solution through the video or the pgn file provided below, we invite all the viewers to try and solve this marvelous problem! Kubbel composed more than 1500 endgame studies and chess problems, many of which were awarded first prize for their great beauty and original conception. He is generally considered one of the greatest of all endgame composers. So this won't be easy, but it will be rewarding!
There are a few things which we need to consider before finding our first move, and gradually the solution:
1. It is very important to be forcing in nature - Black has serious threats at the moment like ...Qb5+.
2. While the White king is unsafe going in so deep into the enemy territory, remember: the King is a fighting piece!
3. The White knight has a huge role to play!
Alright, these are enough hints. Don't look below this picture if you haven't solved the position yet completely - it contains the answer!
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