Jon Speelman

... the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Praha"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pirc"]
[Black "Stoltz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/5pp1/p1p4p/2Pp4/8/q1NQP1BP/5PP1/4K2R b K - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... d4 2. Qxd4 Qa1+ 3. Qd1 ( { White can try: } 3. Nd1 Qxd4 { Black wins with
a large material advantage. } ) 3... Qxc3+ 4. Ke2 Qxc5 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } 0-1