Jon Speelman

... the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown704"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rk5r/1qpQ4/p3P3/3n4/P1N5/2P3pP/5bP1/2B2R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Na5 Ne3 2. Nc6+ ( { White can try: } 2. Nxb7 Rxh3+ 3. gxh3 g2+ 4. Kh2 gxf1=Q 5. Qg7 Qxc1 6. Na5 Bg3+ 7. Qxg3 Nf1+ 8. Kg2 Nxg3 9. Kxg3 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) ( { White dare not try: } 2. Bxe3 Rxh3# ) 2... Qxc6 3. Qxc6 Rxh3+ 4. gxh3 g2+ 5. Qxg2 Nxg2 6. Kxg2 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0