Aron Nimzovich

Why must I lose to this idiot?

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri"]
[Black "Study"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "k7/8/3N4/8/1q6/3K4/2Q5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qc6+ Kb8 2. Kc2 { Zugzwang! Black's queen cannot move and stay on the
b-file, nor can she check white's king without commiting suicide. } 2... Ka7 3. Nb5+ Kb8 4. Qc7+ Ka8 5. Qa7# 1-0