This is a position I reached in a rapid (16+0) game on playchess (I was white):
Black to move.
Zugzwang!
Here is the full game with my annotation:
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
| 1. | e4 | c6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | d4 | d5 |
| 3. | exd5 | cxd5 |
| 4. | c4 | dxc4 |
| 5. | Bxc4 | e6 |
| 6. | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 7. | Nf3 | Be7 |
| 8. | Bg5 | O-O |
| 9. | Rc1 | Nc6 |
| 10. | Bd3 | h6 |
| 11. | Bh4 | Kh8 |
| 12. | Bb1 | b6 |
| 13. | Qd3 | g6 |
| 14. | Ne5 | Nxe5 |
| 15. | dxe5 | Qxd3 |
| 16. | Bxd3 | Ng8 |
| 17. | Bxe7 | Nxe7 |
| 18. | Be4 | Rb8 |
| 19. | Nb5 | a6 |
| 20. | Nd6 | Kg7 |
| 21. | O-O | Rd8 |
| 22. | Rc7 | Rd7 |
| 23. | Rfc1 | Rxc7 |
| 24. | Rxc7 | Kf8 |
| 25. | f4 | a5 |
| 26. | Ra7 | a4 |
| 27. | b4 | b5 |
| 28. | a3 | g5 |
| 29. | g3 | gxf4 |
| 30. | gxf4 | h5 |
| 31. | Kf2 | f6 |
| 32. | exf6 | Nd5 |
| 33. | Bh7 | Bb7 |
| 34. | Rxb7 | Rxb7 |
| 35. | Nxb7 |
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Originally posted by MeadowsI saw that his position was completely crippled after Nb5, but I couldn't see (or force!) Zugzwang. Even with White's improvements, though, I still have an amazing(ly won) position.
Great stuff! 25. f4 must have felt pretty darn good to play. How long before that did you see it coming?
It felt GREAT!