Jon Speelman

... the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown735"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2k1r3/ppp3pp/2n5/4N3/1r1P1p2/8/qPP1Q1PP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qg4+ Qe6 ( { Black can try: } 1... Re6 2. Nd3 Rxb2 3. Nxb2 Qa1+ 4. Kd2 Qxb2 5. Qxe6+ Kb8 6. Qe8+ Nd8 7. Qxd8# ) 2. Nxc6 Qxg4 3. Rxe8+ Kd7 4. Ne5+ Kxe8 5. Nxg4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0