Jon Speelman

... the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown257"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r4r/1bq1kpp1/p2Npb1p/7Q/5P1P/2p5/PPP3P1/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Black can try: } 1... g6 ( { Black can try: } 1... Bd5 2. Nxc8+ Rxc8 3. Rxd5 exd5 4. Qxd5 { With a likely draw. } ) 2. Nxc8+ Rxc8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Qxc8 3. Qa5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { Black can also
try: } 2... Bxc8 3. Qf3 Bb7 4. Qe3 { With a likely draw. } ) 3. Qe2 Qb6 4. b3 Qc5 5. Qd3 Bd5 ( { Black can try: } 5... Qa3 6. Qd7+ Kf8 7. Qd6+ Qxd6 8. Rxd6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 6. Ka1 Qa3 7. Rb1 Rc5 8. Qxa6 Ra5 9. Qxa5 Qxa5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1