Jon Speelman

... the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r6k/ppp2R2/2npQ2p/6q1/3P4/2P4P/P1P3P1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qe4 ( { White can try: } 1. Qd7 Qg6 2. Qxc7 Rg8 3. g4 h5 4. Rf4 hxg4 5. Rxg4 Qe6 6. Rxg8+ Qxg8+ 7. Kh2 Qxa2 8. Qc8+ Qg8 9. Qxb7 Qe8 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 1... Kg8 2. Qh7# 1-0