Endgame Zuzwang August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 by MAAKASU [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2020.08.01"] [Round "-"] [White "MAAKASU"] [Black "gadist251"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo-Fianchetto-Variation-4.Bxc6"] [CurrentPosition "5k2/5P2/5KpP/8/7P/p7/P7/8 b - -"] [Timezone "UTC"] [UTCDate "2020.08.01"] [UTCTime "14:55:51"] [WhiteElo "1718"] [BlackElo "1619"] [TimeControl "1800"] [Termination "MAAKASU won by resignation"] [StartTime "14:55:51"] [EndDate "2020.08.01"] [EndTime "15:50:53"] [Link "https://www.chess.com/live/game/5236043545"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nc3 d5 7. d3 e5 8. Re1 d4 9. Ne2 Qd6 10. Ng3 Ne7 11. c3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Bd2 c5 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. b3 Nc6 18. Rc4 Rfc8 19. Rec1 Ne7 20. Qd1 Rc6 21. Qc2 Rbc8 22. Ne2 f5 23. f3 f4 24. Qb2 Bf8 25. b4 cxb4 26. Bxb4 Qd7 27. Bxe7 Bxe7 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxe5+ Bf6 32. Qxf4 Qc2 33. Kf2 Qxd3 34. e5 Qe3+ 35. Qxe3 dxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Bxe5 37. f4 Bc7 38. Ke4 Kf6 39. g4 Bb6 40. Nd4 a5 41. Nf3 a4 42. Ne5 Bf2 43. f5 a3 44. Nf3 Bg3 45. g5+ Kf7 46. f6 Bd6 47. Kd5 Bb4 48. Ne5+ Kf8 49. Ke6 Ke8 50. f7+ Kf8 51. Nd7+ Kg7 52. h4 Bf8 {[#] the key move. Black is in a Zuzwang, meaning that any move for him is bad. } 53. Nxf8 Kxf8 54. Kf6 h6 55. gxh6 {Game may have continued…} (55. gxh6 g5 56. h7 gxh4 57. h8=Q# {+M2}) 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.